The article describes the research carried by the authors in the global improvement framework of electronic tools in distance education. The text discusses digital transformation problems associated with using pedagogical concepts by universities in distance learning utilising learning management systems. In researching the problems, investigated the leading pedagogical technologies of behaviourism, cognitivism and constructivism, and aspects of personality-oriented and project-based learning. It was revealed a main regular concepts methods that can be applied in distance learning. The authors analysed a sample of the most popular LMSs for the sufficiency of functions to implement these pedagogical methods. As a result of research, the studied LMS has a fairly wide range of functions. However, these functions are not sufficient enough to allow all indicated pedagogical methods using. To compensate for the lack of LMS functionality, the authors recommend practising external electronic resources could be integrated into the learning management systems used by universities.