Cloud technologies in education as an element of the information society

Abstract

The development of innovative technologies in the Russian State University for the Humanities increases the competitiveness of the institution. Cloud technologies are increasingly included in the educational sector as their use simplifies and saves time. They provide students and teachers with a possibility of using the “cloud” as a universal repository with available access and mutual on-line work. The impact of rapidly accelerating global information technologies affects the development of higher education at the beginning of the XXI century, brings a new out look at the development of modern trends and the challenges of the process. The use of cloud technologies in the Russian State University for the Humanities is a part of the evolution of the information society.