SUMMARY
The use of information and communication technologies contributes to the development and reorganization of the information environment of modern society, in particular, the educational sphere. The modern education system is in a stage of global changes worldwide, it focuses on the all-round development of the person, prepares for life in open information space, provides training during the life, formation of tolerant worldview. There is an interaction of various social, economic and technical developments in education in a global context. Open education plays an important role in the authorization to education for everybody and in overcoming the difficulties created by constantly changing circumstances in education. Therefore many modern types of research are focused on the identification of features of the use of mass open online courses (MOOC). It is one of the current trends in the field of open distance learning. This article investigates the most important questions concerning MOOC. The international experience of courses development and training at the MOOC platforms have been analyzed. Wiki-portal which allows creating an open online course, participation in which can be accepted by a large number of users was chosen among various platforms for the creation of mass open online courses by Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University. DOI: https://doi.org/10.28925/2414-0325.2018.4.5260