Educational and Cognitive Independence of Students in E-learning

Topicality of the topic is driven by the changed social and economic conditions in Russia, that led to the search for educational paradigms adequate to the new social and economic development of the country, and by the rapid growth of the role of information technologies as well as by the need to improve the professionalism of teachers in their use of computer technologies in education. The aim of the article is to draw the attention of the pedagogical community to the actual forms of e-learning in modern educational practice of Russian education. The leading approach to the study of this problem is the analysis of world and Russian experience of using e-learning in order to strengthen the independence of students. The recommendations on the implementation of e-learning in the context of Russian education were suggested as the result of the research. The material of the article can be useful for teachers seeking to apply modern methods and technologies of teaching.