MOOCs are massive open online courses that deliver educational content online to anyone interested in taking the course. They work by having a professor and technical team develop course content, which is delivered through the internet to students. Students have flexibility to learn at their own pace and are assessed continuously in an interactive online environment. MOOCs provide benefits to students, professionals, professors, universities, governments, and content providers by increasing access to education and skills development while reducing costs. However, challenges remain around student engagement, assessment, and replacing traditional education.

2. What are MOOCs?

3. What are MOOCs?
A distance learning model
for delivering learning
content online to virtually
any person who wants to
take the course

4. How does it work exactly?
 Professor and a technical team
 Content provider
 Internet
 Students

5. How does it work exactly?

6. How does it work exactly?

7. How does it work exactly?

8. How does it work for - STUDENTS
 Zero constraints
 Convenient
 Self paced learning
 Flexibility of syllabus
 No resources
 World class education
 Continuous assessment
 Interactive environment

9. How does it work for– PROFESSIONALS
 Development of job
related skills
 Learn at your own time
 Less or no cost
 Can be done in groups

10. How does it work for - PROFESSORS
 Reach and gain
recognition from a
larger audience
 Increase effectivity of
teaching
 Reduce work load
 Better assessment

11. How does it work for– UNIVERSITIES
 Reduce load on
available resources
 Get a community
following
 Expansion of the brand

12. How does it work for– GOVERNMENT
 Less resources needed
 Deprived community
can be reached
 Skilled human resource

13. How does it work for – PROVIDERS
 Non-profit (social cause)
 Brand expansion
 Selective education
 Profit through
1. Certification
2. Course fees
3. Textbook suppliers
4. Organizational
training
5. Advertisements

14. What are the downsides?
 Dis-engagement
 Limit to teacher-student interaction
 Assessment of students
 Lack of practical sessions
 Reliability of credit system
 Expansion to a large scale where required
 Replace traditional education system
 Legal problems from Universities

15. How MOOCs Can Help India?
 Efforts by MHRD: NPTEL
 Large percentage of young population
 Massive demand in education
 Large percentage of deprived community
 Lack of resources
 Lack of quality education
 Brain drain (Higher education)
 Anant Agarwal: edX
Current status
NPTEL, MOOC, AICTE, IITB blended model
Challenges

16. What did I learn?
 Working of a MOOC
 Interacted with MOOC community
 Proceedings of the International Conference on
Transformations in Engineering Education
 Attended a MOOC
 Learnt beyond the scope of syllabus
 Explored other fields