Information technologies in higher education of Uzbekistan

Distance learning is a type of education, which appeared in current information century and began to be used widely in the universities ofthe developed countries.Information and communication technologies are also widely used in higher education. This article details the history of distance learning, the benefits, the differences between full-time and parttime forms of study, and the technology used in it. It is concluded that in order to apply distance learning in Uzbekistan as a separate form of education, it is necessary to make changes to laws and state educational standards and to use them as innovative organizers in higher education