This article will examine the digitalization of education, its effectiveness, pros and cons. In addition, digital technologies will be able to affect the performance and motivation of students. Possible educational potential of digital technologies in teaching of foreign languages, recommendations on methods for integrating digital technologies into the educational process for work and independent work organizing of students and pupils are some of their advantages. Digital education offers new learning opportunities as student engagement in an interactive digital environment and educators use hybrid personalized learning courses, innovative, engaging learnng strategies. Looking at student success in the modern conditions they are required to be not only thoughtful digital content users, but also effective digital media creators are able to collaborate their skills and share ideas through dynamic storytelling, data visualization. The article describes the works by both Russian and foreign authors devoted to the advantages and some risks arising in society as a result of the digitalization in education. Advantages and disadvantages of digital education are clearly have been shown in the article. As the latest and most advanced technology is very expensive, at presents digitalization has both defenders and opponents of this phenomenon. It remembers about tremendous expenses on the newest digital tools and software. The final idea of this article is to create a flexible learning environment that encourages innovation.