This document provides an overview of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) in India through the SWAYAM program. It discusses the four quadrants of MOOC content: e-Tutorials, e-Content, web resources, and self-assessment. Quadrant I includes videos, audio, animations and simulations. Quadrant II contains documents, textbooks and videos. Quadrant III has related links and open resources. Quadrant IV features problems, quizzes, and discussions. National organizations coordinate different subject areas. MOOCs aim to provide high-quality online education to anyone at any time through engaging multimedia content and peer interactions.

1. Journey with MOOCs
Dr. Samson R. Victor
samsonrvictor@gmail.com
samson.victor@igntu.ac.in

2. Self Assessment
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3. MOOC PROVIDERS
TIME

4. Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring
Minds (SWAYAM)
1. One-stop web and mobile based interactive e-content for all
courses from High School to University level.
2. High quality learning experience using multimedia on
anytime, anywhere basis.
3. State of the art system that allows easy access, monitoring
and certification.
4. Peer group interaction and discussion forum to clarify
doubts.
5. Hybrid model of delivery that adds to the quality of
classroom teaching.

5. NATIONAL COORDINATORS
AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) for self-paced and international
courses
NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) for Engineering
UGC (University Grants Commission) for non technical post-graduation
education
CEC (Consortium for Educational Communication) for under-graduate
education
NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) for school
education
NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) for school education
IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) for out-of-school students
IIMB (Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore) for management studies
NITTTR (National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research) for
Teacher Training programme

6. TERMS
National Coordinators (NCs): National Coordinators are the
Institutions that have been so designated by the Ministry and
assigned with a specific sector to cater to MOOCs.
Principal Investigator (PI): The PI shall be a Subject Matter
Expert (SME) belonging to a reputed educational institution,
identified and entrusted with the task of developing MOOCs in
a given area by the NC.

7. TERMS
Sector: mean a particular level of learning such as high school,
engineering/non-engineering diploma/degree/post-graduation.
Subject: shall mean a discipline taught in an educational
institution consisting of specific programme/courses, resulting in
the award of a certificate/diploma/degree.
Course: shall mean a paper, which is taught for at least one
semester as a part of a subject/programme.

8. FOUR QUADRANT APPROACH
Quadrant-I e-Tutorial: which shall contain: Video and Audio
Content in an organised form, Animation, Simulations, video
demonstrations, Virtual Labs, etc.
Quadrant-II e-Content: which shall contain: PDF, Text, e-
Books, illustrations, video demonstrations, documents and
Interactive simulations wherever required.

9. FOUR QUADRANT APPROACH
Quadrant-III Web Resources: which shall contain: Related Links,
Wikipedia Development of Course, Open source Content on Internet, Case
Studies, books including e-books, research papers & journals, Anecdotal
information, Historical development of the subject, Articles, etc.
Quadrant-IV Self-Assessment: which shall contain: Problems and
Solutions, which could be in the form of Multiple Choice Questions, Fill
in the blanks, Matching Questions, Short Answer Questions, Long Answer
Questions, Quizzes, Assignments and solutions, Discussion forum topics
and setting up the FAQs, Clarifications on general misconceptions.

10. QUADRANT-I E-TUTORIAL
Quadrant-I e-Tutorial: which shall contain: Video and Audio Content in
an organised form, Animation, Simulations, video demonstrations, Virtual
Labs, etc.

11. Video and Audio Content Development
1. Selecting of Content
2. Script writing
3. Script Evaluation
4. Video capturing
5. Video editing software
6. Reviewing

12. Script writing
Script Sample

13. VIDEO CAPTURING

14. Video editing software
Adobe Premiere Pro
Apple Final Cut Pro CyberLink PowerDirector
Corel Video Studio Ultimate

15. VIDEO SAMPLE
Video Sample

16. Sample Quadrant 1
Sample Quadrant 1

17. Quadrant-II e-Content
Quadrant-II e-Content: which shall contain: PDF, Text, e-
Books, illustrations, video demonstrations, documents and
Interactive simulations wherever required.
Sample

18. Quadrant-III Web Resources
Quadrant-III Web Resources: which shall contain: Related Links,
Wikipedia Development of Course, Open source Content on Internet, Case
Studies, books including e-books, research papers & journals, Anecdotal
information, Historical development of the subject, Articles, etc.
Sample

19. Quadrant-IV Self-Assessment
Quadrant-IV Self-Assessment: which shall contain: Problems and
Solutions, which could be in the form of Multiple Choice Questions, Fill
in the blanks, Matching Questions, Short Answer Questions, Long Answer
Questions, Quizzes, Assignments and solutions, Discussion forum topics
and setting up the FAQs, Clarifications on general misconceptions.
Sample

20. SWAYAM PROPOSAL
Link

21. Self Assessment
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnw0ML9AsE8WGE0mWNDzxXtR_3
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