SWAYAM - Government's MOOC platform - MOOC platforms have gained fast popularity in India. Many Indian students and working professionals have now started embracing MOOC platforms to develop deeper knowledge in their respective subjects. Considering the popularity and relevance of MOOCs, Government of India has also launched an indigenous platform, SWAYAM.
SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is basically an integrated MOOCs platform for distance education that is aimed at offering all the courses from school (Class 9) to post-graduation level. The platform has been developed collaboratively by MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) with the help of Microsoft and is capable of hosting 2,000 courses.
It may be noted that MHRD has also launched 32 DTH (Direct-To-Home) educational TV channels called SWAYAM Prabha. The DTH channels would broadcast education content (created on the MOOC platform, SWAYAM) to students 24X7.
The MOOC platform was launched by the government with the objective of taking “the best teaching learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged,” informs the official website. SWAYAM has helped students to virtually attend the courses taught by the best faculty; access high quality reading resources, participate in discussion forums; take tests and earn academic grades.”
As already mentioned above, via SWAYAM different courses (from Class 9 to post-graduation) are offered to students in a wide range of disciplines. These courses are offered by the faculties of leading colleges and universities in India. Given below are stream-wise subjects in which a variety of online education courses are being/ scheduled to be offered to students via SWAYAM at undergraduate level.
Subject
No. of Courses
University/Institute Offering Courses
Engineering
Aerospace
1
- IIT Madras
Bioengineering
3
Biotechnology
Chemical
Civil
Computer Science
18
- Punjabi University- Panjab University- Anna University- Gujarat University- IIT Madras- IGNOU
Electrical
4
Electronics
115
- IIT Madras- Anna University- IIT Mumbai- IIT Kanpur- IIT Roorkee- IIT Kharagpur- IISc- IIT Delhi- IIT Guwahati- IISER Kolkata- IIIT Delhi
Environment
- Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
General
31
- IIT Madras- IIT Kanpur- IIT Roorkee- IIT Kharagpur- IIT Mumbai
Geology
- Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya
Graphics
Instrumentation-and-Control
Mechanical
8
Metallurgy
Management
Entrepreneurship
2
Finance
Human Resources
Marketing
- Jai Narain Vyas University- SP Pune University- IIT Madras
Operations Research
Services
- IIT Madras- IIM Bangalore
Science
Biochemistry
Biology
- Gujarat University
Chemistry
5
- IGNOU - IIT Roorkee- University of Delhi- IIT Madras
Genetics
- University of Kashmir
Physics
- IIT Madras- University of Hyderabad
Sericulture
- University of Mysore
Zoology
Mathematics
Basic
- IIT Madras- Shiv Nadar University
Calculus
Statistics
- University of Calicut- IIT Madras
Humanities
Archeology
- Manipur University- IIT Delhi
Economics
Ethics
- IIT Madras- Jadavpur University
Geography
History
- St Xaviers Autonomous College - Kolkata- Punjabi University
Population Studies
- Madurai Kamaraj University
Psychology
- The English & Foreign Languages University- IIT Madras
Sociology
- University of Calicut
Language
English
Literature
- The English & Foreign Languages University
Russian
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Arts & Recreation
Audio Visual Media
- Shiv Nadar University
Films
Music
Performing Arts
Photography
Script Writing
- St Xavier’s Autonomous College - Kolkata
Visual Art
Education
E-Learning
- IGNOU- University of Derby
Research
- University of Hyderabad
In order to ensure delivery of quality content, seven NCs (National Coordinators) have been appointed by the government and assigned a specific sector for preparation of online courses for SWAYAM.
The seven NCs along with their designated sectors are as mentioned below:
National MOOC Coordinators
Sectors
UGC (University Grants Commission)
Non-technology postgraduate degree programmes
NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning)
Technical/ engineering UG & PG degree programmes
CEC (Consortium for Educational Communication)
Non-technology undergraduate degree programmes
IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University)
Diploma and certificate programmes
NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training)
School educational programmes from Class IX to XII
NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling)
Out-of-school children educational programmes from Class IX to XII
IIM Bangalore (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore)
Management programmes
Finally, considering all the advantages associated with the government’s new MOOC platform, going forward it would be interesting to see if SWAYAM is able to bring in a significant change in India’s higher education system.
Q. How can I enroll for a MOOC course?
A. Students who wish to obtain certificates for their courses need to get themselves registered on SWAYAM portal.
Q. How can I start a MOOC course?
A. In the first step, candidates can design and structure the course content. In a MOOC, or for any other eLearning content, he/she must consider and develop the course structure in advance for an easy learning process.
Q. Are MOOC or Massive Open Online Course courses free to study?
A. There are some of the free MOOC online courses available for anyone to enroll.
Q. What is the meaning of massive open online courses?
A. Massive open online course (MOOC) is defined as a model for delivering e-learning content online to any person who wants to take a course, with no limit on attendance.
Q. Do MOOC courses have any value?
A. Yes, there are benefits for those who pay to enroll, experts say. Both Coursera and edX have verified certificate options in a vast majority of MOOCs.
Q. How can I get my MOOC course completion certificate?
A. For this, candidates can visit https://tmc.mooc.fi/ and sign in and click the MOOC Certificates link. This opens the certificates page where you should see a form and now select the course for which you want to generate a certificate.
Q. What is MOOC certification?
A. MOOC is known as Massive Open Online Courses that are free online courses available for anyone to enroll. MOOCs provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills and advance your career.
Q. What is the purpose of MOOC online courses?
A. MOOC is known as Massive Open Online Courses offer high-schools the opportunity to provide programming courses for their students.
Q. How many MOOCs are there?
A. By the end of 2018, more than 900 universities around the world had announced or launched 11,400 MOOCs, with around 2,000 new courses added to the list this year (down from 2,500 courses added in 2017).
Q. What is MOOC Swayam?
A. SWAYAM MOOCs platform is World's Largest Online Free E-Learning Platform Portal designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., Access, Equity and Quality by covering School/Vocational, Under-Graduate, Post Graduate, Engineering and Other Professional Courses.
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Good provision for the interested educators,students,professionals who are not able to go to distant places and not able to give fees for particular courses
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