In this study, based on the use of the principle of modal control, the solution to the problem of modeling the optimal control of the process of distance learning is considered. It is assumed that the process of distance learning is described by a finite-difference equation that contains the main parameters of the learning process (the degree of knowledge, the coefficients of forgetting, and residual knowledge). Based on the results obtained, a scheme for modeling the optimal system of the distance learning process in MATLAB/Simulink is proposed.