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by SHOBHA T. V. - Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 12:14 PM
 

Free MOOC courses at SWAYAM – Govt’s online education platform

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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online courses that provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills. Read details to know more.MOOC Image

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.”

Major Features Of Swayam

1.Duration:- 2 to 4 months

2.Eligibility:- online,any one ,anywhere,anytime