The aim of the study is to analyze the legal framework for the use and development of various educational technologies, including distance learning, e-learning, in the implementation of educational programs as measures for the formation of the information space of knowledge. The research methodology, based on objective facts and a logical-analytical tool of scientific knowledge, made it possible to understand the ways of obtaining new scientific knowledge, predetermined the main directions of research, ensured the comprehensiveness of obtaining information, and made it possible to systematize the knowledge gained. The article analyzes the legal framework governing the field of education. It was found that despite the development of information technologies, including in the field of education, there is no single developed terminological apparatus that would allow participants in the educational process to understand the content of such concepts as "learning and education in distance and electronic forms", as well as to distinguish between They noted that the amendments made in 2020 to the Law on Education, caused by the emergency situation related to the spread of the new coronavirus infection and the transition of educational institutions to distance learning, did not solve the indicated problem.