Analysis of the use of various internet platforms of distance education

Тhe Relevance of the research topic is caused by changes in the education system in our country related to the threat of spread of caronovirus infection. Given the current situation, most universities, on the recommendation of the Ministry of science and higher education of the Russian Federation, partially or completely switched to distance learning. Objectively, we can say that not all universities were ready for a radically new for many restructuring of the educational process from full-time to online format. And this was determined by many factors, one of which was the lack of experience of teachers in using digital platforms and services in the educational process. This article discusses the possibilities of using the most common Internet services for distance education. Their use in various types of classes is analyzed. A comparative assessment of the technical characteristics of various Internet platforms used in distance education is given. The possibilities of social networks and modern messengers for distance learning are shown. The practical significance of this study is that the developed conclusions on the comparative characteristics of various video conferencing services for different types of training sessions in the distance learning mode can be used by scientific and pedagogical workers of the education system indetermining the solution of the irapplication in the rprofessional activities.