Dear Learners,

Hope you enjoyed the course and (for those of you who registered) had an experience of the proctored exam on 29-Sept. We have setup a post-course interaction, 'Meet the instructors', on Oct-4, 2019 from 4 PM. Please click on this link to join the Live session.

Some of the key agenda items for this interaction are:

1. Your feedback about NPTEL exam
2. The activities that you are doing as part of application of the course content in your regular teaching-learning process
3. Future offering of the LCM course
4. Creation of an LCM support community

Please do take 5 minutes to fill this form that will be useful for the course team to plan the future offerings.

Thank you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

Greetings from LCM Team!!!

In the final week of our interaction, many learners had requested us to share the 'Behind the Scenes' videos from our LCM course. Our studio team has now created a small video of how we create a Learning Dialogue. The video are from another LCM course that we offered as part of teacher training courses in the IITBombayX platform. We are also sharing the broad plan that we prepared for the LCM course during its design so that you will understand the aspect of course planning.

We hope this will provide you an idea about post-production work involved in creation of the videos in such a course.

Thank you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

Kindly note, this is clarification for the answer for Question 2 of AQ 3.2. This question asks you to identify the technologies listed in both the weblinks that are provided in the LxT Resource for AQ 3.2. Padlet is one such dynamic platform mentioned therein. In this context, please note that we will be looking at changes in Padlet till 5PM IST on 27th August 2019.

Thank you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

We had delayed release of Reflection Quiz 4(RQ4) to encourage your participation in the Week 4 LxI as well as the other forms of interactions (Padlet, Previous LxIs). Over the past 1 week we have seen significant participation in these modes and based on which we have devised the latest RQ.

You can access the RQ here -
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_ge19/unit?unit=69&assessment=137

We would like to remind you to kindly participate in the End of Course survey, released with Week 4, to successfully complete all your course activities. Please visit the following link to fill in the survey form.
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_ge19/unit?unit=78&lesson=83

Your feedback will help us understand your experience with the course, and your perceptions on the learner-centric elements of the MOOC, in order to provide a better learning experience in the future.

Looking forward to your feedback.

Thank you,
LCM Team

Dear All,

There was an interaction session with some of the students for the course "Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs"

The video recording is now available in the portal under the last unit "Live session"

Those who are interested can take a look.

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xROYr6IlcHQ

-NPTEL Team

Dear Learners,

This is a gentle reminder about Live Interaction for the course 'Designing Learner-centric MOOCs' with Dr.Jayakrishnan M on 22.8.2019 @2:30 PM.

You can access the Padlet to post your queries and view the interaction. link: http://bit.ly/jkmpadlet

-NPTEL Team

Dear Learners,

Thank You for the inputs that you have provided to the form provided on Friday. We have received 117 responses to the form. So here is a brief about the responses and the important follow-up action items:

1. Question on Live Interaction Schedule
   

   Responses received
   Thursday 2:00 - 5:00 PM: 51, Tuesday 3:00 - 4:00 PM: 45, Thursday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: 12, Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 PM: 9

   Announcement
   The Live Interaction for Week 4 will be scheduled on 22-Aug-2019, Thursday from 2:30 PM. The YouTube URL for the interaction can be accessed here. The same has been updated in the Padlet too.

2. Question on extension of Week 3 Assignment
   

   Responses received
   Yes - 100, No - 17

   Announcement
   The due dates for Week 3 activities have been extended till Aug 28th, 11:59 PM. Please use this extension to go through both learning contents as well as discussion forum too.

3. Question on getting overwhelmed due to the discussion forum
   

   Responses received
   Yes - 95, No - 22

   Announcement
   We understand that the number of discussions emerging in the forum might be overwhelming to you. We will be addressing this during the live interaction and try to provide some pointers on how to engage in more productive interactions.

Kindly note the queries regarding the assessment have been resolved.

Thank you
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

In Week 3, you learned about creating LbDs and LxTs, and looked at some tools and recommendations for online assessment. Some good responses were observed on the discussion threads regarding the utility of LxTs, which were also discussed during the live interaction with Prof. Sridhar Iyer. Additionally, there were several other useful discussions during this live interaction on structuring and planning of your own MOOCs, appropriate mapping of credits to the number of MOOC hours, incorporation of LCM elements in content from varied fields, etc. In case, you have missed being a part of this interaction, you can still find it on the course portal.

In our last week of the course, we will be focusing on creation of LxIs, and finally orchestration of a MOOC. We offer varied LxTs on research and practice around discussion forums and introduced other discussion forum applications that you may consider for your own MOOC.

As this is the last week of the course, we have also posted the end of course survey form. We would request you to kindly fill in the form to successfully complete all course activities.

The assignment pattern for this week is similar to previous weeks, i.e., a knowledge quiz (KQ), a reflection quiz (RQ) and three assimilation quizzes (AQ). Though AQs and KQ have been released with the content, RQ for this week will be released on 22 August as it is based your discussion in the discussion forum. Accordingly, the due date for the AQs and KQ is on or before Wednesday (28 August 2019, 11:59 PM IST), while RQ is due on or before Wednesday (4 September 2019, 11:59 PM IST).

To access the content, please use the URL:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_ge19/unit?unit=64&lesson=65

Also, we had released a Google form seeking your inputs on scheduling of Live Interaction and extension of due dates. Till now only 15 have responded and we will need more learners to take part before taking a decision. Kindly respond to this form at the earliest.

Hope you have a great Week 4 learning!

Thank you
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

We are seeking your immediate inputs regarding Live Interaction and assignment due dates for the current and upcoming week.

Kindly visit this lesson: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_ge19/unit?unit=56&lesson=148 and provide us your inputs by 5:00 PM IST, Monday, 19-Aug-2019.

NOTE: If you are from a region other than India you can use the TimeZone Converter (https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/) to check the local time.

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear All,

There was an interaction session with some of the students for the course "Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs"

The video recording is now available in the portal under the last unit "Interactive session"

Those who are interested can take a look.

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_Sz19yG7QA

-NPTEL Team

Dear Learners,

Please join us tomorrow, August, in our third weekly interaction session with the course instructor, Prof. Sridhar Iyer.

The course instructor will be available through YouTube stream, and you can ask your queries live to the instructor through Chat window present in the stream. We are also floating a Google Form to assimilate your queries, so that in case you are not able to come for the live interaction, your queries can still be addressed.

Date: 14th August 2019

Time: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Link to participate: https://youtu.be/8_Sz19yG7QA

Link to post queries: https://tinyurl.com/liveinteraction3

We would also like to hear from you after the session. Request you to share your thoughts in the forum. Learners are encouraged to visit https://nptel.ac.in/noc/livesession.php for updates on the live sessions.

Please note: Kindly fill in your feedback for Week 2 in the link provided here:
https://nptel.ac.in/noc/nocprofile/super_admin/weekly_feedback/form_login.php

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners

Based on requests received, we are extending the deadline of the assignment 2.

Deadline for Assignment 2 has been extended till August 21, 2019 - 23:59 IST

Assignment 1 will close on 14 August 2019 - 23:59 IST, as per the original deadline.

- NPTEL Team

Dear Learners,

In Week 2, we learnt about creating LeDs, and some recommendations for creation of effective LeDs. There were some good responses in discussion threads this week (LxI – Week 2) mentioning the role of reflection spots in engaging learners, assimilation of content, and performing interactions than merely watching the videos. We would request you to continue these discussion threads even in this week, and discuss more on benefits shared by your peers.

We also provided an LeD constructor to help you create your own LeD scripts on a topic along with a self-check rubric. We hope that you are in a better position now to do this for your own MOOC. Let us know, in case you have any queries regarding the same.

There were interesting questions during the live interactions with Prof. Sahana Murthy (e.g. ensuring effective implementation of reflection spots in an online environment, incorporation of in-class exercises in MOOCs etc.). The interaction was joined in by Dr. Mrinal Patwardhan, who shared some of key ideas that Instructors have to keep in mind while creating content. In case, you have missed being a part of this interaction, you can still find it on the course portal.

In Week 3, we will be exploring more on creation of learning by doing (LbD) activities, and learner extension trajectories (LxTs). This week, we offer LxTs describing formative assessment strategies, technology tools for formative assessment, and revised Bloom’s taxonomy for effective creation of assessment questions at different cognitive levels.

The assignment pattern for this week is similar to the previous week, i.e., a knowledge quiz (KQ), a reflection quiz (RQ) and three assimilation quizzes (AQ). The due date for the Assignment submission is on or before Wednesday (21 August 2019, 11:59 PM IST). To access the content, please use the URL:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_ge19/unit?unit=46&lesson=47

As this is learner-centric course, we highly encourage you to contribute to the forum by answering some of the questions/comments/views that your peers have posted. We have seven of our previous course participants joining us in the discussion forum and answering your queries. These are - Prof. Adya Sharma, Prof. Vijay Prakash Misra, Prof. E Samundeeshwari, Prof. Ilavenil K, Prof. Jeyaprakash, Prof. Abhishek, Prof. Sonica Rautela, Prof. Usha. We hope that this will significantly enhance your learning experience in this course.

Hope you have a great Week 3 learning!

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

In your second Week’s live interaction with Prof. Sahana Murthy, many questions were raised and answered on creation of MOOCs in different fields, available software for production of videos, tailoring to learners’ needs in terms of content, expertise required to develop a MOOC, and many more. We hope that you had an enriching interaction experience, and we look forward to your queries for Week 3 interaction with Prof. Sridhar Iyer.

The course instructor will be available through YouTube stream, and you can ask your queries live to the instructor through Chat window that is present in the stream. We are also floating a google form to assimilate your queries, so that in case you are not able to come for the live interaction, your queries can still be addressed.

Date: 14th August 2019

Time: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Link to participate: https://youtu.be/8_Sz19yG7QA

Link to post queries: https://tinyurl.com/liveinteraction3

We would also like to hear from you after the session. Request you to share your thoughts in the forum. Learners are encouraged to visit https://nptel.ac.in/noc/livesession.php for updates on the live sessions.

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

There was an interaction session with some of the students for the course "Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs"

The video recording is now available in the portal under the last unit "Interactive session"

Those who are interested can take a look.

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODeteijBrgk

-NPTEL Team

Dear Learners,

Please join us tomorrow, 8 August, in our second weekly interaction session with the course instructor, Prof. Sahana Murthy.

Prof. Sahana will be available through the YouTube stream, and you can ask your queries live to the instructor through the Chat window present in the stream. We are also floating a Google form to assimilate your queries so that in case you are not able to come for the live interaction, your queries can still be addressed.

Date: 8th August 2019

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Link to participate: https://youtu.be/ODeteijBrgk

Link to post queries: https://tinyurl.com/liveinteraction2

We would also like to hear from you after the session. Request you to share your thoughts in the forum. Learners are encouraged to visit https://nptel.ac.in/noc/livesession.php for updates on the live sessions.

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

Welcome to Week 2 of the course "Designing Learner-centric MOOCs". In the past week we had given you an overview of the LCM model. We thank many learners who came forward in the discussion forum and expressed their experience of learner-centricity in MOOCs (not just in this course). Do continue your participation in this week as we have yet another focus question for you this week. A good practice that we see emerging in the course is learners helping out their peers in the discussion forum. We would request you to continue these discussion threads even in this week and also participate in the second learner experience interaction opened up this week.

As Dr. Sameer S. Sahasrabudhe reiterated during the live interaction, peer learning is one of the biggest strengths of a MOOC and we hope our course format helps you in leveraging it further.

In Week 2, we will be exploring more on the learning dialog (LeD), and the process of creating LeDs. You are also provided with LxT resources on creating interactive videos as few of you enquired, during our first live session, on the creation of such MOOC videos. Please note, these are given as Learning Extension Trajectories as the focus of this course is mainly on the idea of bringing learner-centricity in MOOC setting.

The assignment pattern for this week is similar to the last week, i.e., a knowledge quiz (KQ), a reflection quiz (RQ) and three assimilation quizzes (AQ). The due date for the Assignment submission is on or before Wednesday (14 August 2019, 11:59 PM IST).

To access the content, please use the URL: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_ge19/unit?unit=30&lesson=31

Hope you have a great Week 2 learning!

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

In your first Week’s live interaction with Dr. Sameer S. Sahasrabudhe, many questions were raised and answered on the steps to create MOOCs, incorporation of LCM elements in MOOCs, transfer of course learnings to the classroom, catering to diversity in MOOCs using the LCM model, and many more. We hope that you had an enriching interaction experience, and will look forward to your queries for this Week 2 interaction with Prof. Sahana Murthy.

The course instructor will be available through the YouTube stream, and you can ask your queries live to the instructor through the Chat window that is present in the stream. We are also floating a google form to assimilate your queries so that in case you are not able to come for the live interaction, your queries can still be addressed.

Date: 8th August 2019

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Link to participate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tc-nzjuDHU

Link to post queries: https://tinyurl.com/liveinteraction2

We would also like to hear from you after the session. Request you to share your thoughts in the forum. Learners are encouraged to visit https://nptel.ac.in/noc/livesession.php for updates on the live sessions.

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

We have uploaded the English transcripts for this course already.

We would like to hear from you, a quick feedback for the same. Please take a minute to fill out this form.

Click here to fill the form

-NPTEL Team

Dear Learners,

As mentioned earlier, there is a live interaction on 1st August 2019. Kindly note that the instructor of this live session has been changed to Dr. Sameer S. Sahasrabudhe from IIT Bombay.

Date: 1st August 2019

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Link to participate: http://bit.ly/2GnG4D5

Enter your questions that you want Dr. Sameer S. Sahasrabudhe to answer during the live interaction session at http://bit.ly/2OfSlQo

We would also like to hear from you after the session. Request you to share your thoughts in the forum. Learners are encouraged to visit https://nptel.ac.in/noc/livesession.php for updates on the live sessions.

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear All,

There was an interaction session with some of the students for the course "Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs"

The video recording is now available in the portal under the last unit "Interactive session"

Those who are interested can take a look. YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9UFlCcSRgY

-NPTEL Team

Dear Learners,

Assignments have been released for all courses for week 1. If you are using the mobile app, please ensure you see the assignment link. If you don't, please do the following steps:

Step 1: Go to setting on your android phone

Step 2: Go to the “Apps” in the settings

Step 3: You will get a list of apps. Click on Swayam app

Step 4: You will see app info. Go to the storage in the app info

Step 5: Click on clear data and clear cache button.

Step 6: Login again to the SWAYAM app using the credentials used to enroll in the course.

Please note that if the OS version in your Android phone is 6, the content may not show up properly. Kindly refer to the web version to ensure you see all the contents of the week and then proceed to use the app.

-NPTEL Team

Dear Learners,

Please join us tomorrow, 1 August, in our first weekly interaction session with the Course Instructor Prof. Sridhar Iyer from IIT Bombay. The course team will be available through YouTube stream and you can ask your queries live through the Chat window.

We are also floating a form to collect your queries. So, in case you are not able to come for the live interaction, your voices will still be heard and addressed.

• Date: 1st August 2019
• Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
• Link to participate: http://bit.ly/2GnG4D5

Please follow the link below to post your questions that you may want Prof. Sridhar Iyer to answer during the live interaction session.
http://bit.ly/2OfSlQo

We would also like to hear from you after the session. Request you to share your thoughts in the forum. Learners are encouraged to visit https://nptel.ac.in/noc/livesession.php for updates on the live sessions.

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

Welcome to the course on “Designing Learner-centric MOOC”! We have released the Week 1 content as well as the Assignment (3 quizzes – AQ, RQ, KQ). The content presents an overview of the LCM model, with some learning extension resources that you can explore on your own. The due date for the Assignment submission is on or before Wednesday (14 August 2019, 11:59 PM).

To access the content, please use the URL: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_ge19/unit?unit=17&lesson=18

Since the format and sequence of this course are slightly different from many of the other NPTEL courses, it may take some time navigating through the course content. If you have any queries/confusion, please do not hesitate to ask them on the forum (By clicking on “Ask a Question”). The course team will address your queries at the earliest.

Also, we encourage learners to contribute to the forum by answering some of the questions that your peers have posted. This will further enhance your learning experience in this course.

Hope you have a great Week 1 learning!

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

As an initiative to promote your understanding of the course, we plan to conduct live interaction sessions with learners once every week. The course team will be available through the YouTube stream and you can ask your queries live to the course instructor through the Chat window that is present in the stream. We are also floating a form to collect your queries, so in case you are not able to come for the live interaction, your voices will still be heard and addressed.

In our first interaction session for Designing LCM, you can interact LIVE with the Course Instructor Prof. Sridhar Iyer from IIT Bombay.

• Date: 1st August 2019
• Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
• Link to participate: http://bit.ly/2GnG4D5
• Enter your questions that you want Prof. Sridhar Iyer to answer during the live interaction session at http://bit.ly/2OfSlQo

We would also like to hear from you after the session. Request you to share your thoughts in the forum. Learners are encouraged to visit https://nptel.ac.in/noc/livesession.php for updates on the live sessions.

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

The third interaction video 'Learner Engagement' for the Warm Up unit has been uploaded. The interaction can be accessed using the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_ge19/unit?unit=5&lesson=10

Please remember to login into the website to view the contents (if you aren't logged in already).

The practice question for this interaction is available in the next lesson and can be accessed from the following link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_ge19/unit?unit=5&lesson=13

Note that the practice questions will not be graded. Also, we kindly request you to put in your sincere attempts for the questions as these are meant for eliciting your perspectives.

The practice questions will be available until Monday, 2019-08-04, 23:59 IST.

Please use the discussion forum to post your queries in the respective threads on Assessment-related Queries, Technical Queries, Content-related Queries.

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear Learners,

The second interaction video 'Expectations from MOOC' for the Warm Up unit has been uploaded. The interaction can be accessed using the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_ge19/unit?unit=5&lesson=9

Please remember to login into the website to view the contents (if you aren't logged in already).

The practice question for this interaction is available in the next lesson and can be accessed from the following link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_ge19/unit?unit=5&lesson=11

Note that the practice questions will not be graded. Also, we kindly request you to put in your sincere attempts for the questions as these are meant for eliciting your perspectives.

The practice questions will be available until Monday, 2019-08-04, 23:59 IST.

Please use the discussion forum to post your queries in the respective threads on Assessment-related Queries, Technical Queries, Content-related Queries.

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear Learner,

We are excited to see you on this journey to learn the designing of Learner-Centric MOOCs (LCM).

In the warm-up (Pre-course) module, we will be putting up videos of our internal discussions taken during the planning phase this course. A video and a related question will be released on July 1, July 8 and July 15 respectively.

The discussions revolve around some of the open questions surrounding MOOCs, and we invite you to be part of this discussion by contributing your views. To facilitate your participation, we have provided practice questions in the pages that immediately follow the discussion videos. provided to elicit your views on some aspects of MOOCs. You will be required to do similar activities in the actual course too, and you can consider this as an exercise to get you familiarized with the course format.

Please note that the formal start date of the course is July 29, and the warm-up activities will extend over a month so as to prime you towards the different types of learning activities that you will encounter during the actual course.

We encourage you to attempt all questions and initiate discussions on the forum. This will help us to understand your perspective, and provide a better learning experience.

To begin with, please take this short entry survey.

Thanks you,
LCM Team

Dear Student

Welcome to SWAYAM-NPTEL Online Courses and Certification!

Thank you for signing up for our online course "Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs". We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.

Details regarding the course:

• Name of the course:  Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs
• Course url:  https://swayam.gov.in/nd1_noc19_ge19/preview
• Course duration:  4 Weeks

The course will begin on 29th July 2019. When content is released on the portal, you will get an email alerting you.

CONTENT AND ASSIGNMENTS

• Every week, about 2.5 to 4 hours of videos containing content by the Course instructor will be released along with an assignment based on this.  Please watch the lectures, follow the course regularly and submit all assessments and assignments before the due date. Your regular participation is vital for learning and doing well in the course. This will be done week on week through the duration of the course.
• Please do the assignments yourself and even if you take help, kindly try to learn from it. These assignment will help you prepare for the final exams. Plagiarism and violating the Honor code will be taken very seriously if detected during the submission of assignments.

ANNOUNCEMENT AND DISCUSSION GROUPS TO CLEAR DOUBTS:

• The announcement group - will only have messages from course instructors and teaching assistants - regarding the lessons, assignments, exam registration, hall tickets etc.
• The discussion forum (Ask a question tab on the portal) - is for everyone to ask questions and interact.Anyone who knows the answers can reply to anyone's post and the course instructor/TA will also respond to your queries. Please make maximum use of this feature as this will help you learn much better.
• If you have any questions regarding the exam, registration, hall tickets, results, queries related to the technical content in the lectures, any doubts in the assignments, etc can be posted in the forum section.

TO GET A CERTIFICATE - PROCESS AND CRITERIA:

• The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
• The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
• Date and Time of Exams: 29th September 2019, Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
• Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
• The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
• Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

• Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 3 assignments out of the total 4 assignments given in the course.
• Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100
• Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup. It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Bombay. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies are being discontinued from July 2019 semester and will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

Regards,
NPTEL Team