MOOC on Mobiles for Development Report

Abstract

For six weeks beginning October 2, 2013, IIT Kanpur and Commonwealth of Learning (COL) delivered a massive open online course (MOOC) on the topic of mobiles for development (M4D). This report provides a pedagogical review of the M4D online course to assist IIT and COL staff to better understand the outcomes of the prototype course, the participants, their participation and performance, and their response to the course design.