Changes in modern high education of the Russian Federation have occurred within recent years. They were caused by new demands of the state and society as well as innovations in economy. In modern higher education there is a need for the development of innovation and its continuous improvement. In modern realities, each higher education institution faced a task that is extremely difficult to solve. It consists in the development and implementation of the latest innovative information and educational environment. The electronic environment of a high educational institution expands educational opportunities, raises the level of educational services, therefore today the issue of the development of electronic activities in an educational institution is so urgent. The purpose of the article is to develop a question concerning introduction of e-learning in high education. For this purpose, a model of methodological support of innovation activity in electronic environment was developed. It allows increasing the level of electronic environment development and the quality of students’ education in general. Based on it, we have developed recommendations for the introduction of e-education in high education.Experimental verification of the model methodological support of innovative activities in electronic environment showed that the willingness of teachers to use electronic environment has increased significantly. The research can be used in the further development of higher education electronic environment.