The article is devoted to the formation of a strategy for the digitalization of education in present-date conditions. It is established that the very structure of training and the organization of the educational process change fundamentally in the course of digitalization. These changes will require both the selection of material for creating courses and organizing them, as well as for the management of the educational institution. It is proved that the resulting educational environment can be implemented according to several algorithms, of which each has the priority of existence. Cost-free developments of specialized Internet resources, as well as paid platforms are among the most significant options to implement educational content. It is revealed that the use of new information and communication technologies is only an initial condition for the further development of digital learning, whose assessment criterion is its usefulness for students in the current context.