The article deals with the conceptual ideas of distance education in the European Higher Education Area and future prospects definition in distance learning implementation into higher education system of Ukraine. Development system of higher education and distance learning development stages are analyzed. The main goal of creating distance education in Ukraine is to increase the level of education of the society and the quality of education, as well as the formation of a single educational space. It is necessary to address such major challenges as the formation of legal, organizational, teaching, information and telecommunications, logistics, personnel, economic and financial support. The development of distance education will not only provide our population access to quality education, but also provide an opportunity to take a place on the global education market.
