Learn to Deploy Free Video Conferencing BigBlueButton on AWS

Discover BigBlueButton, the leading open-source video conferencing platform designed specifically for educators! This course guides you through learning and deploying BigBlueButton 2.5, a powerful tool transforming online teaching for teachers and students worldwide.

Developed with educators in mind, BigBlueButton is a truly global virtual classroom, built from the ground up to address the unique needs of instructors. Available in 55 languages, it benefits from contributions from a worldwide community of teachers and a robust network of developers offering commercial support.

Why Choose BigBlueButton?

• Cost-Effective: Save hundreds of dollars by ditching expensive, proprietary video conferencing platforms.
• Comprehensive Features: Seamlessly share audio, slides, chat, video, and your desktop with your students.
• Enhanced Engagement: Built-in polling tools make it easy to keep students actively involved.
• Flexible Learning: Record lectures for later review and provide students with on-demand access to course materials.
• Real-Time Collaboration: Utilize the powerful whiteboard tool for real-time annotations, zooming, highlighting, drawing, and writing – making complex concepts clearer for remote learners.
• Unlimited Webcams: Share as many webcams as needed (bandwidth permitting) to create a more engaging learning experience.

What You'll Learn:

This course is perfect for both new and experienced educators looking to leverage the power of open-source audio-video solutions. You'll gain hands-on skills to:

• Install BigBlueButton
• Manage BigBlueButton effectively
• Customize BigBlueButton to fit your specific teaching needs
• Deploy BigBlueButton on AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Through recorded screen practice sessions and activity-based labs, you'll acquire real-world skills to confidently implement and utilize BigBlueButton as a transformative tool for online education. Improve student outcomes by making teaching easier with BigBlueButton!