SWAYAM Launched by the Human Resource Development Ministry

About SWAYAM: SWAYAM stands for Study Webs of Active - Learning for Young Aspiring Minds. It is a MOOC (Massive Open On - line Courses) platform which will be used to learn from anywhere regardless of their situation as long as they have internet access.

About courses provides by SWAYAM:

  • Currently, SWAYAM is expected to offer three different courses - one from UC Berkeley՚s Umesh Vazarani՚s and two from IIT Bombay.
  • SWAYAM is going to use openedX as its MOOC platform.
  • The Open edX platform is a free and open source course management system (CMS) that was originally developed by edX.
  • The Open edX platform is used all over the world to host Massive Open Online Courses as well as smaller classes and training modules.
  • Indian Institute of Management Bangalore has also joined edX and it will also host online course soon.

The courses are:

  • Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Computation: By UC Berkeley
  • This course will offer basic theoretical overview to significant mechanics and major computation.
  • Introduction to Computer Programming: By IIT Bombay
  • This course is divided into two parts and it also offers learners with a base in Computer Programming.
  • Thermodynamics: By IIT Bombay

This basic course in thermodynamics has been designed for the students of mechanical engineering.

Students will learn the concept and terms used in thermodynamics with exact definitions.

Examrace Team at Nov 23, 2015