FREE ONLINE EDUCATION
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SWAYAM (Study Webs of
Active–Learning for Young
Aspiring Minds) The four quadrant
A Massive Open Online approach for courses
Courses (MOOCs) Platform
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Central Institute of Educational Technology India, is an initiative by Quadrant 1: e-Tutorial (Video)
National Council of Educational Research and Training Government of India to achieve
Quadrant 2: e-Content with about 3500 words
Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi - 110016 the three cardinal principles of (PDF, Text, e-Books, Illustrations and Documents)
www.ciet.nic.in, www.ncert.nic.in Education Policy viz., access, including Web resources (Related Links,
equity and quality. The objective Wikipedia, Open Content etc.).
of this effort is to take the best
Quadrant 3: Assessment (Problem/
teaching learning resources
Solutions, MCQs, Short answers type,
to all, including the most Quizzes, Assignments etc.).
disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to
bridge the digital divide for Quadrant 4: Discussion
students who have hitherto
Note: Apart from the above four quardrants,
remained untouched by the
transcriptions of the videos(e-Tutorial) will
digital revolution and have not accompany each course to facilitate easy
been able to join the mainstream comprehension and translation of materials into
of the knowledge economy. other Indian Languages. The courses encompass
Discussion forum for clarifying doubts/ questions.
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FREE ONLINE EDUCATION SWAYAM is a :
One stop web and mobile
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based Interactive e-content
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High School to University level.
MOOCs for 2
High quality learning
experience using multimedia
on anytime, anywhere basis.
NCERT is offering MOOCs for
School and Teacher Education
PG Students 3
State of the art system
that allows easy access,
monitoring and certification.
through “SWAYAM”
UGC is the “National Coordinator” for
Hybrid model of delivery
20 courses are available for students of class
4
development of MOOCs for non- technical that adds to the quality
XI and XII and one course for urdu teachers at of classroom teaching
post-graduate degree programs. Central
secondary stage. More courses will be
available in all subject areas such as - Institute of Educational Technology, NCERT
Accountancy, Business Studies, Biology, is developing MOOCs for the subject of
Chemistry, Economics, History, Geography, Education. The first PG MOOC for
Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Each module
‘Education’, Titled: ‘Educational consists of
Psychology and Sociology. 4 quadrants
Administration, Management and
Each course contains 40 modules
1 Subject = 2 Semester Leadership in School Education’ is available
1 Semester = 1 Course on SWAYAM Platform. This course has been e-Content (Text) &
web resources
Self
Assessment
1 Course = 40hrs of eContent Launched by UGC and is Jointly developed
(wikipedia, MCQs etc)
(20hrs Video + 20hrs Text)
e-Tutorial
by CIET-NCERT and University of (Video along
Discussion
with transcription)
Allahabad. A learner can earn certificate/-
credits on successful completion of any
course on SWAYAM.
