RUDN Journal of Informatization in Education (Dec 2014)
Massive open online courses in foreign and Russian education system
Abstract
The article discusses the phenomenon of MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses), which opened up new opportunities for the distance learning. Shows the advantages and disadvantages of the MOOC, the prospects of their use in the education system of Russia and in particular in the sector of teacher education. Research is executed within the State task Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, number of the state registration - 01201153724.