Ways of development of education in the formation of information society

The purpose of the article is to determine the priority of the principles, objectives and directions of development of information education sphere as a mechanism to form a unified educational information environment, information culture and information competence of all participants in the educational process. The article states that in the conditions of information society the basic principle of education is its continuity. Proved that the development of a new paradigm of education is realized through the mechanism of informational educational sphere The basic goals, tasks and priority directions of Informatization of education. Influence of implementation of priority information education on the formation of information culture and information competence of all participants in the educational process. Determined that the computerization of the educational sphere will contribute to the development of open and distance education. It was established that the modernization of education based on information technology training will ensure formation of a single information-educational environment. The study has been proved that in a transformation of information into a strategic resource that determines the development of the individual as well as society in general, a priority of reforming education informatization is as a mechanism to realize the principle of continuity of education, improving information culture and information competence of individuals and enhance access to education and improving its quality.