Professional development of pedagogical workers in the conditions of open education

The article considers the role and place of open education in the system of teachers’ professional development where distance learning technologies and e-learning tools can play an important role. The article presents the additional professional education program of professional development “Distance learning technologies and e-learning tools in professional activities of teaching staff” which is being tested in FSFEI HVE “The Dagestan State Pedagogical University” and in the Grozny State College of Economics and Information Technologies. Authors highlighted the organizational and pedagogical conditions of implementing this program where a special place is taken by the educational and methodological support including the teacher''s web portfolio which is created at the education portal 4portfolio.ru.