An Analysis of Online Courses: With Special Reference to SWAYAM

Authors

  • B. Vinodh Kumar M. Phil Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
  • A. Dhanapal Assistant Librarian, MAHE, Dubai Campus, UAE
  • K. Tharmar Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2019.9.S1.572

Keywords:

SWAYAM, MHRD, Architecture and Planning

Abstract

This paper examines the online courses of SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active – Learning for Young Aspiring Minds programme) project which is developed by MHRD, Government of India to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality. The data were collected from SWAYAM website (https://swayam.gov.in) for this study during Sep-2018 and further analyzed by top ten major subjects, learning path, top five Institutions and top five faculty members. It is found that total 1556 online courses has contributed by 15 major subjects and further it is found that in major subject category of Engineering has contributed 935 online courses and Architecture & Planning has contributed 2 online courses.

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Published

07-02-2019

How to Cite

Vinodh Kumar, B., Dhanapal, A., & Tharmar, K. (2019). An Analysis of Online Courses: With Special Reference to SWAYAM. Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services, 9(S1), 19–22. https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2019.9.S1.572

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Vol. 9 No. S1 (2019): Special Issue February 2019

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