3. MOOCs ; MOOC stands for Massive Open On Course. It is a web-base: hic provides unlimited number : worldwide with a chance of distance education with the best institutes in the world. It was set up in 2008 and became more active in 2012 as @ popular learning tool. Aims : It provides opportunities to its learners such as video lectures, downloading notes, contributing their own and sharing their point of view byprofesso; TS a, with peers ‘tants (TAS)- us notable institutions, », x mmercial, that offer a ith the help of Mog communicatiy Teaching Assis! There are varit non-profit, and con courses worldwide W' providers such a8 India) Indian Institute coal Rea pays Cils) and Indian Institute Technelor6) offer online COUrseS throug scemjatform which require DO registra) and are free of cost: . wizig (ndia and USA) TIT Delhi, ‘Ing wi2i@ his course through this platfy coerh requires registration and fees to stuq courses offered by them. () Open2Study Based on Australia. Gi) Coursera Based out of USA. ii) edX Based on USA. (iv) udemy Based on USA. in Characteristics of MOOCs Openness is one of the core components of MOOCs, along with _ self-organisatio connectedness, complexity, and chao Openness of information flow is a vit characteristic of a self-organising compl system and one that implies a system j willing to transform. + Barriers to Persistence Both MO0¢ models have issues of high drop out rates. T ee thie issue, researchers ha examined the barriers to learning in thi environment. oe * Models MOOCs began with a connectivi E-Pathchalaaptitude in so \ soe loan the othe NP an omin"contte fap tan he Weta ep worl rectally re ce is the Nf aa eisforence 16 h6 Mesiitty oft ioe ery offine learning flexible TP Soe, between soe une. is realy ) ae flexibility t0 the lean’, ae ine earning method that n alike reat a lot of money, the ali patel\s absolutely affordable ie in our pocket. Aoesn't or the equires us ine mode of and doesn't se grearning ie is the acquisition oJ suas place Bisese ee sb gies and media. Typically, felearaine eld on the ntere, where sta, a eae ernie materinla online st ‘any time. e at » place a a8 Feamples of e-learning are : 1 swAYAM “ stands for Study W. swavaM stan ly Webs of. Sipe tasrning for Young Aspiring Minds t AcivNfassive Open Online Course (MOOC), i eSgramme was launche This erent of India in S017 whichis pa Gumipieve the three cardinal. principles of 1 fiton Policy i.e. access, equity and quality Hat especially to the most disadvantaged 0 Aims traims to bridge the digital divide for students jne-education thus, promotes E-Learning. It is mGrpstrument for self-actualisation which fides opportunities fora life-long learning. Courses delivered through SWAYAM are tnilale free of cost to the learners of school (fom 9th class), undergraduate, Post: fpaduate, engineering, law and other professional courses. ‘These mes are offered by faculties of entrally funded institutions like ITs, IIMs piGeaieal Universities. These courses can be ‘accessed by anyone, anywhere at any time. -— % ‘The cours hosted on SWAYAM are in four quadrants © Video tecture. & § » Specially prepared reading material that sn-be downloaded or printed. (ip Sett-nsesament teats through texte and Gv) An online discuss! : An online dacussion forum for clearing Characteristics of SWAYAM. * SWAYAM is high quality learning experience sing” multimedia, on anytime, anywhere + One-stop web location from interactive: content for all courses from school to university level. + State of the art system that allows easy across, monitoring and certification. + Peer group interaction and discussion forum: to clarify doubts. + Hybrid model that adds to be quality of class room teaching. 2. Swayamprabha ‘The Swayamprabha is a digital initiative of Government of India which was Jaunched in 2017. It is a group of 32 DTH. channels devoted. to telecast. high-quality educational programmes on 24 x) ‘Tbasis using the GSAT-15 satellite. Aims ‘The programme is designed to provide new content everyday for atleast 4 hours which would be. repeated 5 more times in a day, allowing the students to choose the time of their convenience. ‘These 32 channels are uplinked from BISAG, Gandhinagar. The study ‘material/contents are provided by NPTEL, IITs, UGC, CEC, IGNOU, NCERT and NIOS the web portal is maintained by the INFLIBNET Centre. ‘The 32, DTH Channels are set to cover {@ Higher Education Curriculum-bases course contents at post-graduate anc undergraduate level.