• REECHA JRALL
• JUHI GUPTA

Technology is changing the way of teaching and learning process. The impact of technology can be seen in every aspect of education. Now many universities in the world present courses without cost or at minimum cost over the Internet and massive participants are enrolled in such course. The rapid rise in MOOCs has generate momentous consideration for their potential to disrupt traditional ways of education by expanding access and offering free or low-cost content to millions of students around the world. This new concept of offering an online course is called Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). At this stage of pandemic these courses are boon for the learners as accessing these courses needs not any formal institution and not organised time table. The aim of this paper was to assess the awareness and usage of Massive Open Online Course among teacher educators at M.Ed level. Purposive sampling technique was used by the researchers to select a sample of 50 teacher educators. A self constructed Google form was used as tool for data collection. Present research paper is empirical in nature and focused on the awareness and usage of MOOCs platform among teacher educators. Several programmes and seminars should be organized by educational institutions for developing awareness about MOOCs platform.

MOOCs platform, awareness, usage and teacher educators

"Awareness About The MOOCS Platforms And Its Usage: Need Of An Hour In Pandemic", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no.c197-c205, November-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111225.pdf

"Awareness About The MOOCS Platforms And Its Usage: Need Of An Hour In Pandemic", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no. ppc197-c205, November-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111225.pdf