The article presents some results of a study, the purpose of which was to study the problems of teaching the discipline «Special equipment of internal affairs bodies» through distance learning technologies in educational organizations of the Ministry of Interior of Russia. The content of the concept of «distance learning» is revealed, the pros and cons of distance education are considered. The advantages of the «Moodle» system are considered, allowing the exchange of information and the implementation of the communicative qualities of students. The problems that arise when organizing training in a distance format, including when conducting distance classes using «Moodle», are identified. A pedagogical experiment is described, in which a comparison was made of conducting practical classes in the traditional form and partially remotely.