MASS OPEN ONLINE COURSES AS AN EFFECTIVE PLATFORM FOR THE FORMATION OF DIGITAL COMPETENCE AMONG FUTURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the issue of formation and improvement of digital
competence of future foreign language teachers through mass open online courses.
MOOC is a relatively new learning technology, where the main advantage is the speed of
information transfer, as well as the ability to gain knowledge from different institutions, while being
away from the source of information.
The purpose of the study is to identify the possibilities of such technologies as mass open
online courses in the formation of digital competence of future teachers of a foreign language in the
linguistic university.
These technologies have great prospects and their application will allow us to better shape the
didactic tasks of the teacher by expanding the horizons, thanks to the acquisition of rich experience
from well-known professors with a world name