HYPERTEXT AS A DIDACTIC MEANS
The topicality of the study of hypertext is justified by the continuous automation of learning process. Hypertext with special characteristics should meet certain requirements. The purpose of the article is to examine didactic, general method and particular methodologicalideas reflecting such requirements.Such a theoretical method as the analysis of literary sources is used in the study. As a result, the article focuses on the development of hypertext properties in the implementation of the mainideas. Quality content selection requires strict adherence to the fundamental ones. A nonlinear text is a specially organized connection of linear fragments meeting didactic and methodological requirementsas well as ensuring effective perception of a readable text. With proper quality of material selection the advantage of endless text is the perception of a large amount of information in a rather short period of time.