Published: 15 June 2015
Purpose. Research is aimed at studying the role of information in the process of reforming the education system as a whole, as well as identifying modern forms of learning in higher education and applying new tools and techniques using endless information resources. Methods. On the basis of a systematic approach the authors analyze new forms, methods and means of learning, and the role and status of a teacher taking into account peculiarities of the "educational epoch" and changes in educational environment on a global scale. Results. The study identified new vectors of science development, defined modern tools for self-development as well as teachers and students; introduced the most important directions of education development. The results of the study gave an opportunity to identify trends, to create a competitive educational space of educational institutions due to the increment of education to the high-tech sphere. Scientific novelty. Educational space is treated as an element of global information systems, where the leading trends are "information clouds" with free access to knowledge, collective consciousness in network structures. A particularly important element of education today is a convergence of knowledge on the basis of "multidisciplinary" and "extradisciplinary" trends of science development. It is concluded that the inevitable computerization of educational space is realized by rethinking the understanding of the aims of education as receiving complex synthesized knowledge.