Abstract
The paper represents modern information technology, which is successfully applied in the pedagogical process of educational institutions. The authors analyze possibilities of modern platforms for massive open online courses, and analyze the functionality of the platforms Moodle and OpenEDX. The platform OpenEDX has opened new opportunities for schools to implement massive online courses, at the same time Moodle is a leader in the field of platforms to work with traditional inner-academic online courses. In addition, the article presents two universal mobile work tools to work with large flows of students, to analyze their effectiveness. The findings allow us to recommend these tools for widespread use in the educational process, so that a lecturer could obtain an instant feedback from listeners. The main conclusion of this work - in the near future massive open online courses may completely change the traditional pedagogical approaches adopted in universities. Global competition for students will form a new order in the global educational system. At the same time, in the near future e-learning will not be able to replace traditional models of education. Teachers, keeping up with the times, will need to find a balance between traditional teaching approaches and possibilities of modern information and educational technology. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s3p410
Highlights
The education system, as well as all other institutes of social development, are subject to influence of external factors
Leading world rating universities work on projects that allow students, who are in every spot on the globe, to study at the best teachers of prestigious higher education institutions, without leaving the house
The set of certificates can be shown in a higher education institution that realizes policy of passing credits for online courses
Summary
The education system, as well as all other institutes of social development, are subject to influence of external factors. It contains some information about course authors and administrators, and their contact information. Besides it includes the curriculum with developed key issues with the indication of how much time should be spent on each subject; a set of competences which a listener should have after completing the studying; list of main and additional literature, and reference to materials necessary for successful disciplines studying; system of tests on each course subject and a task of total certification; thematic forum at which listeners can communicate on different issues as with course administrators, and between each other
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