In today's age of information technology, the use of innovative and electronic applications is finding its place not only in the field of IT, but also in the education system. As a result, on the one hand, it will increase the computer literacy of students and professors, on the other hand, it will allow us to remotely organize the teaching and learning process while maintaining our health during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the article is to increase the effectiveness of education through interactive methods and tools based on a number of changes in the higher education system, to provide some recommendations for the development of distance learning in the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the Uzbek Institute of Higher Education on advanced methods of teaching and learning, remote organization of the educational process, the use of information and communication technologies for the innovative development of higher education, educational platforms and their use. The experience of the universities is discussed