SWAYAM: letter of University Grants Commission
UGC - SWAYAM Letter
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list of UGC 43 Post Graduate Non-Technology MOOCs courses to be offered in July Semester 2019
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SWAYAM (Study Web of Active Learning by Young and Aspiring
Minds) is a program initiated by Government of India and designed to
achieve access, equity and quality. SWAYAM platform is indigenously
developed by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and All India
Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The objective of this effort is
to take the best teaching learning resources to all, including the most
disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge the digital divide for students who
have remained untouched by the digital revolution. This is done through an
indigenous developed IT Platform that facilitates hosting of all the
courses taught in classrooms to be accessed by anyone, anywhere at any
time. All the courses are interactive and arc available free of cost to
the residents in India.
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About SWAYAM (Study Web of Active Learning by Young and
Aspiring Minds): |
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As per the UGC (Credit Framework for online learning
courses through SWAYAM) Regulation 2016, offering of the MOOCs courses
through SWAYAM platform of Government of India for the benefit of the
students has become mandatory. Osmania University is taking necessary
steps to implement this scheme, and in association with the Telangana
State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE) plans are afoot to integrate
MOOCS courses in to coursework soon. The professional courses, like
Engineering, include MOOCS as one of the component already.
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SWAYAM (Study Web of Active Learning by Young and Aspiring
Minds) is a program initiated by Government of India and designed to
achieve access, equity and quality. SWAYAM platform is indigenously
developed by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and All India
Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The objective of this effort is
to take the best teaching learning resources to all, including the most
disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge the digital divide for students who
have remained untouched by the digital revolution. This is done through an
indigenous developed IT Platform that facilitates hosting of all the
courses taught in classrooms to be accessed by anyone, anywhere at any
time. All the courses are interactive and arc available free of cost to
the residents in India.
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Quadrants of MOOCs: |
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These Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) hosted on SWAYAM
will be in 4 quadrants. |
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1 |
Video Lecture |
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Specially prepared reading material that can be
downloaded/Printed |
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3 |
Self Assessment Tests |
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4 |
An Online Discussion forum for clearing doubts |
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National Coordinators for MOOCs: |
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Seven National Coordinators have been appointed to start
the MOOCs as:
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NPTEL for Engineering
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UGC for Post Graduation Education |
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3 |
CEC for Under Graduate Education |
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NCERT for School Education
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5 |
NIOS for School Education |
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6 |
IGNOU for out of the school students |
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7 |
IIMB for Management Studies |
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Course Delivery & Certification: |
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Courses delivered through SWAYAM are available free of cost
to the learners, however students wanting certifications shall be
registered, shall be offered a certificate on successful completion of the
course with a little fee. At the end of each course, there will be an
assessment of the student through proctored examination and the
marks/grades secured in this examination could be transferred to the
academic record of the students. |
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The MOOCS courses available for students to select from
various quarters are provided below. Students are advised to select the
course of choice basing on interest and eligibility criteria, register
online and undergo the coursework. Once the MOOCS courses are made
compulsory, students will be provided with details of selected courses
approved through respective Board of Studies. |
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BROCHURES ON MOOCS COURSES OFFERED JULY 2018
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