CONTEXT FOR THE M4D COURSE

Currently, the use of MOOCs is being tested in the context of expanding capacity to meet the growing demand for educational and learning content and services worldwide. Many of the world’s leading higher education institutions are attempting to provide access to high quality education for people around the world, including the disadvantaged and under-served. In this context, and drawing upon its experience in offering online courses on large scale, and its interest in fostering new perspectives on MOOCs in the context of learning for development, the Commonwealth of Learning collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) to offer a six-week MOOC starting October 2, 2013.