E-PG Pathshala

MOOCs

Pankaj Mittal Abhishek Kumar

Additional Secretary Scientist
UGC INFLIBNET
Overview

 E-PG Pathshala

 MOOC

 SWAYAM

 Repurposing EPGP Content

 Financial Implication

 Discussion

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 Content of EPGP

No. of Paper -1
No. of Modules- 35

E-text Self learn

Self assessment Learn more

 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 2015.
Data from Google trends

India is ranked 10th

based on search volume index
in world for MOOC related search queries
 Stake-holders
Role & Responsibilities

T L
Teachers Learners
1. Create Content 1. Enroll for course
2. Create Course 2. Study the course
3. Define Course 3. Interact with teacher
4. Start Course 4. Appear in exam
5. Get certificate / credit
5. Assist Learners
6. Exam preparation
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SWAYAM Players
1. MOOC Platform by MHRD 1. UGC
2. Massive courses across all subject 2. CEC
domain 3. IGNOU
4. NPTEL
3. Courses from School to University
5. NCERT
4. Certificate / Credit [By Regulators] 6. NIOS, etc
 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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SWAYAM
 Classification
Different parameters

C P I
Course Pace Instructors
1. University courses
1. Paid 1. Schedule driven 2. Private firms
2. Free 2. Self paced
 Major Platforms / Players

P S
1.
2.
Edx
Course Builder INDIA
3. Blackboard
4. WizIQ SWAYAM
5. MOODLE
6. Udacity
 Repurposing Content

Requirement Action Plan

Work on existing Examine existing content with respect

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

Requirement Action Plan

Course Plan (week-wise) can be developed by

Sequencing and sequentially arranging the 35-40 modules for
chunking each paper of e-PGPathshala in a sequential
manner. After this, 2-3 modules need to be
clubbed spanning the distribution across 13-15
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 Action Plan

Introduction to • About course

overall courses or • Introductory Video
introducing the • Development Team
course and
• Syllabus
description
 Repurposing Content

Requirement Action Plan

• Objective
Description of
• Pre – requisite
Course
• 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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 Stakeholder Scope of work

 Recording of 32 videos (Intro video of course, intro and

conclusion video of all 15 weeks, conclusion / wrap course
video).
Vendor  Min one 3-D and 2-D animation.
Financial Implication

 8-10 images
 Transcription of video
 Service of instructional designer
 Review of four quadrant
Content Reviewer

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

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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
 After Workshop what ???
Step Nature of work
1 Review existing content
2 Transcription of video
3 Record video
4 Review complete course
5 Update content
Action to be taken
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
Send video, prepared earlier for ePGP, to multimedia team
for transcription
Intro video and conclusive video. Video for each week
starting and ending.
Review of all complete modules including video
transcription and language editing
Update content as per reviewer remarks
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