MOOCs

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) offer unlimited participation (massive) and are open access, freely available via various sites. Central University of Haryana runs a MOOC on SWAYAM on: Food Microbiology and Food Safety.

Important links of SWAYAM

• UGC Letter regarding: 83 UG and 40 PG SWAYAM MOOCS to be offered in July-October Semester, 2021
• UGC Letter regarding: 78 UG and 46 PG Non-Engineering SWAYAM MOOCS to be offered in January-2021 semester
• UGC Letter reg.: Operational Guidelines for SWAYAM Coordinators and Mentors in Universities and Colleges
  • Operational Guidelines for SWAYAM Coordinator Mentor
  • Step by Step Procedure involved in adoption of MOOCs
• UGC (Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through SWAYAM) Regulations, 2016

List of SWAYAM Mentors from Colleges

• • UGC North-Eastern Regional Office (NERO)
  • UGC Northern Regional College Bureau (NRCB)
  • UGC Southern Eastern Regional Office (SERO)
  • UGC South-Western Regional Office (SWRO)
  • UGC Central Regional Office (CRO)
  • UGC Western Regional Office (WRO)
  • UGC Eastern Regional Office (ERO)

Some other popular MOOC platforms

• Coursera
• edX
• FutureLearn
• Udacity

Open Coursewares

• iTunesU
• Harvard Open Courses
• Khan Academy
• MIT Opencourseware
• Open Learning Initiative- Carnegie Mellon University
• Open Yale Courses
• Saylor Foundation
• SEE – Stanford Engineering Everywhere
• Udemy
• UC Berkeley
• UCLA Free Courses

Note: Please visit the source website/webpage and check the details for accurate and updated information/circulars.

FYI

MOOCs are free online courses available for anyone to enroll. MOOCs provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your career and deliver quality educational experiences at scale. Millions of people around the world use MOOCs to learn for a variety of reasons, including: career development, changing careers, college preparations, supplemental learning, lifelong learning, corporate eLearning and training, and more (mood.org).