Keyword: «self-educational activity»

In the article main principles of model construction of extra-mural students’ self-educational activity in the conditions of distance learning a foreign language are considered. Components and the stages of self-educational activity connected with mastering of the educational information in the conditions of distance training are revealed. The role of a teacher in self-educational activity of extra-mural students taking into ac-count specificity of distance training is defined

The article says that electronic textbooks implementation into educational process requires thorough inspec-tion of its advantages and disadvantages. Indisputable advantages of electronic textbooks are individuali-zation of learning, multimedia implementation and self-educational competence formation. The high cost and complexity of electronic books creation as well as unusualness of their use in educational process are stated as the disadvantages of electronic books. The conclusion is that electronic textbook is not able to replace the traditional textbook completely but it can complement it.