Designing Self-Managed E-Classroom

ABSTRACT

Distance education and e-learning have been the subject of extensive research in recent years, particularly after the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, which drove educational institutions to move from traditional face-to-face classrooms to online learning;consequently, courses have evolved. Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, are online courses that are available to anybody who wishes to join. Many MOOC educational platforms, such as Coursera, Edx, and Udacity, provide students with recorded video lectures, online readings, examinations, and student-to-student and teacher-to-teacher interactions. However, these systems have several disadvantages, including costly prices, a lack of Arabic language support, and closed-source software. This paper focuses on the design and development of a massive open online course (MOOC) platform with self-managed learning (SML);so that, it can be used as a tool to improve education in the digital era. It should also be open-source and support the Arabic language. It is specifically designed for the University of Mosul to establish courses such as competency courses. The proposed system differs from existing LMSs in the sense that the order of activities is dictated by student actions and behaviors and is not the same for all students. SML guides student activities and behavior. © 2022 IEEE.