The article is devoted to the consideration of the pedagogical potential of the use of online learning at the university, the issues of its use in the training of specialists are examined using the example of the Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University. The paper considers the history of the development of online learning, identifies the main positive aspects and problems of online learning at the present stage. The experience of implementing online learning is described using the example of the Faculty of Technology and Entrepreneurship, the results of the study, a method for minimizing problems of online learning.

Keywords: online learning, digital learning space, distance learning, online courses, forms of independent work.