E-learning environment as a means for improving the efficiency of students’ independent work

The article substantiates the relevance of e-learning environment application for training specialists according to the requirements of Russian modern economy. We analyze modern approaches to the concept of e-learning environment and given its basic properties, which allow organizing effective independent work of students. The experiment has been carried out to study the possibilities of e-learning environment Moodle in organization of independent work of Buryat State University students within the discipline "Methods of Teaching History". The experimental work allows us to estimate the efficiency of students’ independent work in e-learning environment.