E-PG Pathshala MOOCs Pankaj Mittal Additional Secretary UGC Abhishek Kumar Scientist INFLIBNET

2 E-PG Pathshala MOOC SWAYAM Repurposing EPGP Content Financial Implication Discussion Overview

Self learn E-text Self assessment Learn more Content of EPGP No. of Paper -1 No. of Modules- 35

Checklist Work on EPGP Content for MOOC Check-List (For each module ) Adequate volume of e-Text(8-10 pages) Duration of video (25-30 Min) Multimedia component in e-Text & Video Web-resources/ Learn more Transcription of video& cross check after completion of module Review of all components of the module

Checklist Work on EPGP Content for MOOC Check-List (For each Course ) Complete coverage of course Add / remove module, if required Add case study, if required Review of all modules

MOOC - A different educational space Boundary less Institute / University Massive - enrolment numbers Open - no mandatory qualifications Online - fully Course - structured is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web. The basic philosophy of MOOCs is 3A’s i.e., Anytime, Anyone, Anywhere. EPGP is a teacher’s material while MOOC is school / university.

Interest in MOOCs has increased exponentially from 2004 to Data from Google trends India is ranked 10 th based on search volume index in world for MOOC related search queries

Stake-holders L 1.Enroll for course 2.Study the course 3.Interact with teacher 4.Appear in exam 5.Get certificate / credit Learners T 1.Create Content 2.Create Course 3.Define Course 4.Start Course 5.Assist Learners 6.Exam preparation Teachers Role & Responsibilities Facilitator

F 1.UGC 2.CEC 3.IGNOU 4.NPTEL 5.NCERT 6.NIOS, etc Players F 1.MOOC Platform by MHRD 2.Massive courses across all subject domain 3.Courses from School to University 4.Certificate / Credit [By Regulators] SWAYAM Facilitator

10 SWAYAM & EPGP 1.What is difference between e-PG Pathshala and SWAYAM? e-PG Pathshala provides e-content for post-graduate courses in various subjects in four quadrant. It can be accessed as Open Educational Resource where no teacher support/hand-holding for students is available. SWAYAM is a web platform on which MOOCs shall be hosted. These MOOCs shall have teacher-student groups where MOOC coordinator/tutor/teacher will be interacting with the learner. A learner can earn certificate/credit on successful completion of course on SWAYAM. 2. What is relation between e-PG Pathshala and SWAYAM? e-PGPathshala hosts the content for PG students which can be used for offering courses through MOOCs (SWAYAM). Every paper in a subject can potentially be offered as a course by converting as per the 3. What is the process of identifying course coordinators and their roles? The UGC through PIs of e-PGPathshala has identified paper coordinators who are willing to offer their services as PI for a given course (paper). The role of course coordinators would be to convert a course into MOOC in a comprehensive manner following the guidelines and to ensure that model curriculum prescribed by the UGC is followed and the curricula is updated to cover all recent developments in the field.

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Classification Different parameters P 1. Schedule driven 2. Self paced Pace I 1. University courses 2. Private firms Instructors C 1. Paid 2. Free Course

Major Platforms / Players P 1.Edx 2.Course Builder 3.Blackboard 4.WizIQ 5.MOODLE 6.Udacity S SWAYAM INDIA

Repurposing Content Requirement Work on existing content developed under e-PG Pathshala Action Plan Examine existing content with respect to four quadrants. Coverage of all topics for a given course in four quadrants. Supplement existing materials with transcriptions of video, incorporation of multimedia, if required.

Repurposing Content Requirement Sequencing and chunking Action Plan Course Plan (week-wise) can be developed by sequentially arranging the modules for each paper of e-PGPathshala in a sequential manner. After this, 2-3 modules need to be clubbed spanning the distribution across weeks as “WEEK-1”, WEEK-2”, WEEK-3” and so on. An appropriate title reflecting the topics contained in the modules scheduled in the same week need to be provided.

Repurposing Content Requirement Introduction to overall courses or introducing the course and description Action Plan About course Introductory Video Development Team Syllabus

Repurposing Content Requirement Description of Course Action Plan Objective Pre – requisite Learning outcomes Target Learners Timeline duration Type of course (Certificate / Credit)

Repurposing Content An exhaustive Question Bank also needs to be developed which shall be helpful in developing assignments etc. while running the course for different batches of learners.

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25 Financial Implication StakeholderScope of work Vendor  Recording of 32 videos (Intro video of course, intro and conclusion video of all 15 weeks, conclusion / wrap course video).  Min one 3-D and 2-D animation.  8-10 images  Transcription of video  Service of instructional designer Content Reviewer  Review of four quadrant Language Editor  Language editing including transcription of video Technical Assistant  Upload content on MOOC platform Content Writers  Add/ modify content as per latest trends Meeting Miscellaneous

Creating the Course for MOOC

Create a Course

Live Course with a Weekly Schedule

Create a Course Profile and Content

Set Course Duration with Start and End Date

Setting Week Wise Plan

Video upload for first day / week

Assignment to Students With Due Date

Framing the Question and Answers With Multiple Choice questions

Framing the Questions With Matrix table

Display the List of Plan

37 After Workshop what ??? StepNature of workAction to be taken 1Review existing content Review in terms of Volume of content as per four quadrant, sequencing and chunking of modules as per week plan, Add / remove module as per course-coverage Add course details (objective, pre-requites, Learning outcomes, development team, etc 2Transcription of video Send video, prepared earlier for ePGP, to multimedia team for transcription 3Record video Intro video and conclusive video. Video for each week starting and ending. 4Review complete course Review of all complete modules including video transcription and language editing 5Update contentUpdate content as per reviewer remarks