Google Hangouts Services in the Context of Information Educational Space
The article is dedicated to the analysis of current features of the development of distance learning systems. Their relationship with the information educational space, prerequisites for effective implementation of distance learning technologies are considered. The features of Google Hangouts services as a platform for distance learning are analyzed as well as the properties of these services, which have been revealed in the course of the experiment on training young mothers at the Smolensk State University. The paper identifies specific features of the Google Hangouts services in connection with certain conditions of the organization of educational process.