Incorporation of Massive Open Online Courses Into the Higher Education Framework

This article focuses on the integration of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) into the educational frameworkas a key component of the priority project “Modern Digital Educational Environment in the Russian Federation”. Thedefinition of a Massive Open Online Course is provided. The article analyzes the main strategies for incorporating MOOCsinto the curricula of Russian higher education institutions that implement credit transfer for completed online courses andcompile lists of recommended digital resources. A list of universities in the Russian Federation that actively develop andsupport the implementation of MOOCs is presented. In each of these institutions, online courses are actively integratedinto the syllabi of educational programs. The author presents a fragment of a curriculum with corresponding MOOCs. Ananalysis is conducted of the integration of online courses from digital educational platforms into the professional trainingprocess of bachelor’s students in the field of 44.03.01 “Pedagogical Education” (Informatics profile).