Аннотация:The article considers the problem of forming and functioning of the Russian system of online learning in educational and socio-cultural aspects. The tasks of developing the online learning system in conjunction with the interests of the main subjects of the social demand for the development of digital learning environment are analyzed. Socio-cultural dimension of the problem is revealed through the analysis of online learning as an element of the mechanisms of socialization, social and cultural integration. The importance of the practices of online education for developing the horizontal social ties and forming the educational programs participants’ attitudes to cooperation is considered.