Based on the analysis of the theory and practice of distance learning, the authors reveal the features of distance teaching of the course ”Theoretical Physics in Higher School”. The article reviews the didactic possibilities of distance learning of Physics: accessibility and availability of choice of the tempo of training; building an individual learning path, which in particular is of great importance for people with disabilities, students living in remote villages and in the mountainous areas, as well as students and schoolchildren who want to study physics in-depth; perspective; modernity provided by the possibility of systematic updating of educational content, independent work in virtual physical laboratories.