Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) Offered by NPTEL and IIT Kanpur: An Overview

Authors

  • K. S. Shivraj University Librarian, KL University, Andra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2014.4.2.417

Keywords:

Online courses, MOOC, Academic Libraries

Abstract

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free and open online courses offered by some of the country’s leading universities and institutions including Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Stanford. In recent years, there have been a growing number of MOOCs on the Internet. This paper introduces an overview about the MOOCs courses offered by NPTEl and IIT Kanpur. And also reveals the impact of MOOC in the Academic Library Environment.

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http://www.mooconmooc.org/#/login

https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/explorer

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Published

15-10-2014

How to Cite

Shivraj, K. S. (2014). Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) Offered by NPTEL and IIT Kanpur: An Overview. Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services, 4(2), 7–12. https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2014.4.2.417

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