The article is devoted to the changing role of the media sphere in modern education. The authors consider the change like obtaining knowledge, the growing influence of the media in obtaining education, and the risks associated with the media. Despite the psychological and communicative risks in the field of media consumption, the authors prove the impossibility of rejecting the media in modern life. Demonstrating the possibility of self-education through the media, and listing the features of modern network behavior, the authors conclude the need for interaction between online and offline education. The article aims to determine the influence of media on the life of a modern person, consider possible risks, and analyze behavior during online education. The use of general scientific, philosophical, and socio-pedagogical methods has made it possible to study media risks and media, focused on the search for the value foundations of intellectual and social activity.