MOOCs in Indian Education (Introduction and Road
Author : aaron | Published Date : 2025-05-16
Description: MOOCs in Indian Education Introduction and Road Ahead MOOCs refer to An innovative approach to impart education overcoming the time age and other relevant constraints Its available for Mass and open for all It includes both credit or non
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MOOCs in Indian Education (Introduction and Road Ahead) MOOCs refer to An innovative approach to impart education overcoming the time, age and other relevant constraints Its available for Mass and open for all It includes both credit or non credit courses It may and may not be associated with any university or institution It is not only for students but also for teachers MOOCs have a longer history than we know How do MOOCs reach to Mass? Through online platforms Some of the platforms are free with certain limitations (MOODLE) Platforms are: MOODLE, EDX, Coursera, Khan Academy, Future Learn, Canvas, Swayam etc. Platform to prefer as a beginner: MOODLE (Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) Platform being provided by HRD India: SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active -Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) Role of SWAYAM in MOOCs It is the only platform recognised by Ministry of Human Resource Development of India It only facilitates to the course coordinators who are from the institutions recognized under section 12(B) in UGC norms Courses on SWAYAM can only be provided after the concerned institutional and further; expert panel approval It asks for the P.G. experience of at least five years in the concerned discipline to be a subject expert Courses vary in duration from 4 weeks to 6 months Courses on SWAYAM It has Courses for Students and Teachers Both The University who uploads the course is Host University Parent University is the one who adopt the course Only those Courses which are adopted by any university are treated as credit courses Credit courses for students provide credit points on passing the concerned course There is no academic recognition to non-credit courses ‘ARPIT’ Courses for teachers (Six Months) provide points/certificate equivalent to one refresher course Four quadrants of SWAYAM Courses: Videos and E-Contents can be self made or OER both Course Development Course material will be based on the four quadrants of SWAYAM Course material can be developed with self-made content and contents which are already available as OERs A course on SWAYAM is divided either in 40 or 30 modules A 40 module course offers 4 credit points whereas the 30 module course offers 3 credit points; to the students One module is prepared by the team of Four; Subject Expert, Presenter, Technical Expert and Content Reviewer Role of Open Educational Resources in MOOCs OER consists 5 R’s: Reuse, Revise, Remix, Redistribute, Retain