ONLINE E-LEARNING
PLATFORMS
Submitted by,
Pradhama A.J.

An online learning platforms is a webspace or portal for educational contents
and resources that offers a student everything they need in one place.
BENEFITS
• The comfort for working from home
• Self-paced learning
• Improved technical, communication and critical thinking skills
• Lower costs
• Better time management skills and more

MOOCs
Massive Open Online Course
A model for delivering learning content to any person who wants to take a course,
with no limit on attendance
First MOOCs was launched in 2008, created by Stephen Downes and George
Siemens
Social networking facilitation of acknowledged experts in a field of study
Freely accessible online resources
Hundreds to thousands of registered students

Objectives
To widen access to higher education for millions of people
To access complete courses offered by universities all over the world
To open up high quality higher education to wider audience

Characteristics
Does not have curriculum, it can be self-directed
Does not limit the number of participants
Consists of traditional class materials made accessible online, which may include;
i. Filmed or recorded video lectures
ii. Readings
iii. Problem sets
iv. Online quizzes and examinations
v. Interactive learning modules
vi. Interaction with other students via forums

Types of MOOCs
• xMOOCs : learner shares the ideas and there is only one instructor on the
discussion
• cMOOCs : learners control there own learning. They are not tested or
assessed.

Benefits of MOOCs
No physical location dependence
Improved access to higher education
Affordability of higher education
Flexible learning schedule
No tuition fee
Open access

Drawbacks of MOOCs
• Flexibility can make the course more difficult
• Instructors are less accessible
• Digital literacy is required for effective use
• Students are less likely to form relationship with instructors
• Students with visual or auditory disabilities may not be accommodated
• Courses require strong internet
• Easy for students to drop out

MOOCs Providers- World
• Coursera
• Edx
• Udacity
• Alison
• Open2study
• Khan Academy
• FutureLearn

MOOCs Providers- India
• SWAYAM
• epg-pathshala

SWAYAM
• Initiated by Government of India
• Developed by AICTE in 2016
• To achieve three cardinal principles of Education Policy- Access, Equity,
Quality
• Provides best learning resources to all

Features
• Accessed by anyone, anywhere at anytime
• One of the world’s biggest MOOCs integrated platform of free online
courses
• High quality learning experience
• Easy access, monitoring and certification
• Peer group interaction and discussion forums to clarify doubts

Benefits
• Offers courses taught right from class 9 to post graduate level
• Can be accessed from anytime and from any place
• Credited by 9 National Coordinators appointed by the Ministry of Human Resource
Development viz, NPTEL, CEC, IGNOU, NCERT, NIOS, IIMB, NITTR,AICTE
• No charge for registering a course

COURSERA
COURSERA is an education platform that partners with top universities
and organizations worldwide, to offer online courses for free
Founded by Stanford University Computer Science Professors, Daphne
Koller and Andrew Nig in 2012
To provide life transforming learning experience to learners around the
world
In 2021, it was estimated that about 150 universities offered more than 4000
courses through COURSERA

Features
• Time commitment: 4-12 weeks/course
• Subject areas: Computer Science, Humanities, Social Science, Mathematics,
Healthcare, Medicine, Economics, Finance
• Can discover a course and sign up
• Blended model of learning can engage students
• Quizzes, video lectures, discussion forums are used

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