INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: With 2.4 crore enrolling for courses which yield credits and with over 26 lakh having earned them, the government-run Swayam
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) has actually exceeded any other eLearning platform by a big margin
Now the ministry of education has written to college institutions (HEIs) to popularise the platform in their respective states
Overall enrolment, consisting of those in courses which dont have examinations and credits, is 3.1 crore with a ratio of 40:60 in between
female and male candidates.Having currently performed examinations for over 26 lakh candidates since its launch in 2017 and 8.8 lakh active
task submissions, the ministry stated that the MOOC platform also uses credit transfer after a test at a small charge and at present there
are over 3,000 MOOC complimentary courses from throughout streams.According to MoE authorities the appeal of Swayam is also due the
increased involvement of the universities using their courses through MOOCs along with accepting the credits made through the Swayam tests
At present 288 universities have given formal approval of SWAYAM credits, which in January 2022 was 155
In a letter to the HEIs, Vineet Joshi, extra secretary, department of higher education, MoE, stated that Swayam MOOCs are developed by
academicians from leading ranked organizations and are offered free of expense to all learners
Today Swayam is a rich repository of more than 300 high quality MOOCs courses enrolling over 3 crore students
If one were to compare the efficiency of Swayam on the contours against which eLearning platforms are assessed, the efficiency of Swayam is
Numerous independent studies and research emphasize that the completion rate of eLearning is in between 1% to 5%
Some of the most in-demand courses presently on Swayam platform are computing using python used by IIT-Ropar with 46,081 students followed
by ethical hacking by IIT-Kharagpur with 45,934 trainees, setting through C++ from IIT-Bombay with 45,629 students and programs in Java by
IIT-Kharagpur with 45,445 students.Urging the HEIs to utilise the courses, the ministry said that these courses are likewise qualified for
credit transfer upon effective completion of the final proctored examination.The letter also mentioned that apart from the popularity of the
technical and expert courses, there has been a rise in enrolment for courses in education domain post-pandemic
This likewise reflects the changing paradigm of the mentor learning process post Covid and the focus on ICT-led mentor learning in NEP,
said Joshi.The letter likewise advised the universities to accept Swayam credits and supply formal acknowledgement to the University Grants
The ministry informed the HEIs that apart from those informally accepting these credits, there are 288 universities which are officially
accepting credits awarded via these MOOCs.
