  The article highlights the promising ways of providing access to the
cloud-based learning and research software in higher educational institutions.
It is emphasized that the cloud computing services implementation is the actual
trend of modern ICT pedagogical systems development. The analysis and
evaluation of existing experience and educational research of different types
of software packages use are proposed. The general model of formation and
development of the cloud-based learning and research environment of educational
personnel training is substantiated. The reasonable ways of methods selection
on the basis of the proposed model are considered and the prospects for their
use in educational systems of higher education are described. The analysis and
assessment of the prospects of the cloud-based educational and research
environment development is fulfilled.
