Rahimov, Javohir2025-11-242025-11-242024-042181-3523https://dspace.kstu.uz/xmlui/handle/123456789/3417In the 21st century, a new era of development in human civilization has begun - the era of the information society. It is characterized by the rapid development of information and telecommunications, the rapid spread of information technologies, the globalization of society development processes, the formation of the international communication environment, education, communication and production, and the development of the infosphere. The organizational and technological basis of the information society is the global information network - InternetAs a result of the development of the global Internet system, the role of telecommunication technologies in the educational process of higher education and the prospects of distance education are highlighted in the article. The nature of the information society and information systems of education, the importance of distance education and distance learning in the information society is based. It is emphasized that during the COVID-19 pandemic, all branches of the education system around the world have been transferred to the distance education system, and the need to implement distance education in the form of separate education in Uzbekistan is based on this.en-USinformation and communication, telecommunication, traditional education, Internet, modern teaching, distance educationArticle