UGC Urges Universities To Consider SWAYAM MOOCs As Credit Courses During Lockdown

What is SWAYAM?

SWAYAM is a programme initiated by the Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality. 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 hitherto remained untouched by the digital revolution and have not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy.

This is done through a platform that facilitates hosting of all the courses, taught in classrooms from Class 9 till post-graduation to be accessed by anyone, anywhere at any time. All the courses are interactive, prepared by the best teachers in the country and are available, free of cost to any learner. More than 1,000 specially chosen faculty and teachers from across the country have participated in preparing these courses.

The courses hosted on SWAYAM are in 4 quadrants – 

(1) video lecture, 

(2) specially prepared reading material that can be downloaded/printed 

(3) self-assessment tests through tests and quizzes and 

(4) an online discussion forum for clearing the doubts. 

Steps have been taken to enrich the learning experience by using audio-video and multi-media and state of the art pedagogy/technology.

What is SWAYAM MOOCs?

SWAYAM Massive Open Online Courses(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.

What UGC urges Universities?

With uncertainty looming over reopening of campuses and holding of exams due to Covid-19 out-break the University Grants Commission has asked universities and colleges to adopt SWAYAM MOOCs as credit courses for the July 2020 semester. Later, the students can appear for the exams to be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and get their credits transferred. This will make up for the loss induced due to the lockdown.

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