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Thank you for learning with NPTEL!

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs : Open now for exam registration 2021!

IMPORTANT instructions for learners - Please read this carefully 

1. The exam date for this course: March 21, 2021
2. Certification exam registration URL is: https://examform.nptel.ac.in/   

Please fill the exam form using the same Enrolled email id & make fee payment via the form, as before.

3. Choose from the Cities where exam will be conducted: Exam Cities   

4. You DO NOT have to re-enroll in the courses. 

5. You DO NOT have to resubmit Assignments OR participate in the non-proctored 

programming exams.

6. If you do enroll to Jan 2021 course, we will take the best average assignment scores/non-proctored programming exam score across the two semesters  

Our suggestion:

- Please check once if you have >= 40/100  in average assignment score and also the cutoff required in the non-proctored programming exam(s), wherever applicable.

- If not, please submit Assignments again in the Jan 2021 course & and also participate in the non-proctored programming exams to become eligible for the e-certificate.

- You can also submit Assignments again and participate in the non-proctored programming exams if you want to better your previous scores.

RECOMMENDATION: Please enroll to the Jan 2021 course and brush up your lessons for the exam.

7. Exam fees: 

If you register for the exam and pay before Feb 8, 2021, 10:00 AM, Exam fees will be Rs. 1000/- per exam. 
If you register for exam before Feb 8, 2021, 10:00 AM and have not paid or if you register between Feb 8, 2021, 10:00 AM & Feb 12, 2021, 5:00 PM, Exam fees will be Rs. 1500/- per exam 

8. 50% fee waiver for the following categories: 

Students belonging to the SC/ST category: please select Yes for the SC/ST option and upload the correct Community certificate.

Students belonging to the PwD category with more than 40% disability: please select Yes for the option and upload the relevant Disability certificate. 

9. Last date for exam registration: Feb 12, 2021, 5:00 PM (Friday).   

10. Mode of payment: Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking. 

11. HALL TICKET: 

The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively by 2 weeks prior to the exam date . We will confirm the same through an announcement once it is published. 

12. FOR CANDIDATES WHO WOULD LIKE TO WRITE MORE THAN 1 COURSE EXAM:- you can add or delete courses and pay separately – till the date when the exam form closes. Same day of exam – you can write exams for 2 courses in the 2 sessions. Same exam center will be allocated for both the sessions. 

13. Data changes: 

Last date for data changes: Feb 12, 2021, 5:00 PM: 

All the fields in the Exam form except for the following ones can be changed until the form closes. 

The following 6 fields can be changed ONLY when there are NO courses in the course cart. And you will be able to edit the following fields only if you: - 

REMOVE unpaid courses from the cart And/or - CANCEL paid courses 

1. Do you come under the SC/ST category? * 
2. SC/ST Proof 
3. Are you a person with disabilities? * 
4. Are you a person with disabilities above 40%? 
5. Disabilities Proof 
6. What is your role ? 

Note: Once you remove or cancel a course, you will be able to edit these fields immediately. 
But, for cancelled courses, refund of fees will be initiated only after 2 weeks. 

14. LAST DATE FOR CANCELLING EXAMS and getting a refund: Feb 12, 2021, 5:00 PM 

15. Click here to view Timeline and Guideline : Guideline 

We hope that those who missed out on writing exams previously will make use of this unique opportunity

Please write to support@nptel.iitm.ac.in for any queries. 

Thanks & Regards, 

-NPTEL TEAM  

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs: Results Published

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Feedback for Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs

Dear student,

We are glad that you have attended the NPTEL online certification course.

We hope you found the NPTEL Online course useful and have started using NPTEL extensively.

In this regard, we would like to have feedback from you regarding our course and whether there are any improvements, you would like to suggest.
 
We are enclosing an online feedback form and would request you to spare some of your valuable time to input your observations. Your esteemed input will help us in serving you better.

The link to give your feedback is: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yr7cRsnW4Mt-6Vavst7NeERlpGP43sVBY2xUz4AhVns/viewform

We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.


Thanks & Regards,

-NPTEL Team

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Exam Format - Jan 2020 courses!!

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NPTEL Jan-Apr 2020 - Update about PASS Certificate

Dear Learner,

This announcement is only for those who registered for final exam.

The Assignment score sheet and Modified Pass certificate, if you are eligible for it, for all the exam registered courses have been generated.

How to access Candidate login:

Please login to https://nptel.ac.in/noc/ (preferably in incognito mode) with the exam registered email ID to check the same.

Average Assignment score is calculated as follows:

Please check Candidate login for details.

Modified pass certificate:

If this score >= 40/100 (which is also one condition for certificate eligibility), we will issue a modified Pass certificate.

If this score <40/100, this certificate will not be issued.

Note:

This Modified Pass certificate will not be counted towards the Domain certification as a completed course. 

Similarly, we will not be issuing an AICTE-NPTEL FDP certificate also based on the Modified Pass certificate.

For any queries, please write to support@nptel.iitm.ac.in

As announced earlier there will be NO dispatch of certificate hard copies. 

Also, the certificate publishing link for social media is currently disabled.

Regarding the exam fee which you had paid for the Jan-Apr 2020 exams

Choose between the two options given below:

1. OPTION 1: "I wish to write exam"

NPTEL is planning to conduct the Jan-Apr 2020 semester exams (online remote proctored AND/OR in-person exams) in the coming days, based on prevalent government guidelines at that time. If you wish to write this exam - whenever we conduct it - we will retain the fees you had paid earlier and,

• Inform you as & when we plan to conduct the exam for the subject you have registered.

• You will be informed of the mode and date of the exam.

• At that point if you are unable to write the exam, you will be allowed to cancel the registration and take the refund.

By choosing this Option 1, you also agree that:

If I choose Exam and I am absent for it OR do not pass the exam based on NPTEL criteria, I will not get a certificate or refund of fees.

2. OPTION 2: "I wish to cancel and take refund"

In case you do not wish to write the exam for the NPTEL course offered in Jan 2020, please choose this option.

In this case you will get a refund of 80% of the fee paid earlier.

You also hereby agree that even if we organize the exam on a later date, you will not be permitted to write the exam.

Note: 

LAST DATE TO FILL THIS FORM: June 26 (Friday) 12PM

If you do not fill this form before the given deadline, by default, we will retain your exam fees and will expect you to write the exam on a later date as explained above. 

Form Link: bit.ly/ExamOrRefundForm

For any queries: please contact support@nptel.iitm.ac.in  

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NPTEL: Latest update on Exams for Jan 2020 semester

Dear learner,

This is with regard to the Jan-Apr 2020 NPTEL exams. Based on the feedback received the last couple of days from several stakeholders such as learners, colleges, etc, we have decided on the following:

Cancelling the exams scheduled for 23/24/25 June through TCS

1. Attested Assignment Score sheet:  For ALL exam registered candidates:

We will issue an attested assignment score sheet letter, regardless of your assignment score - which can be used as appropriate.

2. Modified Pass certificate: Based on Average Assignment score

We will calculate the Average Assignment score as follows:

Average of the best 3/6/8 assignments for courses of duration 4/8/12 weeks (or as announced apriori in the course in case of changes)

If this score >= 40/100 (which is also one condition for certificate eligibility), we will issue a modified Pass certificate.

If this score <40/100, this certificate will not be issued.

This certificate will not be counted towards the Domain certification as a completed course. Similarly, we will not be issuing an AICTE-NPTEL FDP certificate also based on this.

3. A generic letter from our side - request to College authorities to accept this as per their requirement will be put up on nptel.ac.in, can be downloaded and used

We will put up a pdf in which we will explain the assignment score sheet and the Pass certificate and request them to accept and process further. We will also independently approach the ministry, AICTE and UGC to convey this new process for Jan 2020 semester to all universities.  

Regarding the conduct of exams in future:

Independent of the Pass certificate and the Attested assignment score sheet mentioned above, in order to plan for a possible exam sometime in the future, we will share another form after the above activities are completed, with 2 choices:

 

a. Cancel and refund - Those who are very sure that they would not want to appear for regular proctored NPTEL exams and want a refund - can choose this. We will refund the money. We may not be able to open registrations again in this case if you wish to appear for it later.

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UPDATE ABOUT NPTEL JAN-APR 2020 EXAMS

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NPTEL:New Exam dates and options for Jan-Apr 2020

Dear Learner,

NPTEL exams scheduled for 29 March, 25/26 April 2020 have not been conducted so far, owing to the prevailing situation.
We now have the following options for you for the courses chosen by you to write exams:

OPTION 1: REMOTE PROCTORED ONLINE EXAM (can be taken from your current residence or any other suitable place)
You only need a laptop/desktop, webcam, mic and good internet connection to take this exam. Possible dates :12 June 2020 to 21 June 2020 (actual date for every course will be finalised once we get the number of learners opting for this)
If you pass, you will be eligible for NPTEL course certificate

OPTION 2: IN PERSON PROCTORED EXAM AT FIXED EXAM CENTRES
We will be conducting exams with TCS iON (like we normally do) for which you have to appear in person at the designated exam centre in the city chosen by you.
The exam dates will be 23,24,25 June 2020 for this.
If you pass, you will be eligible for NPTEL course certificate

OPTION 3: CANCEL EXAM AND TAKE A REFUND
NPTEL certificate will NOT be issued in this case and you will only get an attested assignment score sheet.
Last date to fill this form: June 7 2020 - 10am
Link to the form :bit.ly/NPTELExamOptionForm
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More details about the options:
Option 1: What is required to choose Online remote proctored exam?
We have finalized an online exam vendor with remote proctoring to conduct exams for those who have the following facilities:

• A laptop/desktop with webcam, audio and stable internet connection.
• You can write the exam from wherever you are.
• Please check system requirements shown below.

If you wish to take the remote proctored online exam online, please follow the following steps.
STEP 1:
Mock Test
You will receive an email with Link for a Mock Test. Please go ahead and use this link to test your system requirements and compatibility.

• The duration of this Mock test will be 10 mins.
  
• This Mock Test has to be completed in order to check your system’s compatibility to take the remote proctored online exam.
• Hence, completing this Mock test is Mandatory for those who wish to take the remote proctored online exam.
• Those who do not complete the Mock Test successfully will not be able to participate in the remote proctored online exam.

STEP 2:
If you are able to successfully complete the Mock test and submit the answers to the dummy questions, you can opt for the remote proctored online exam.
Please note:
If you are unable to complete the mock test (due to system infrastructure mismatch - webcam not working or insufficient internet speed,etc) we will not be able to include you for the online remote proctored exam.
Please choose the Backup option in case the trial for the online remote proctored exams to be held this week do not go well.You can either opt for in-person exams at designated centres or cancel the exam and take a refund.
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OPTION 2: IN PERSON PROCTORED EXAM AT FIXED EXAM CENTRES

We will be conducting exams with TCS iON (like we normally do) for which you have to appear in person at the designated exam centre in the city chosen by you.
The exam dates will be 23,24,25 June 2020 for this.

• We will ensure you will be able to write the exams you have registered for without a clash in slots.
• We, along with the exam partner, will make sure that exams will be conducted by following appropriate social distancing norms and hygiene rules as required in the current situation.
• It will be your responsibility to ensure that you reach the centre to give the exam.
• We will try and ensure conduct of exam in the cities given in the list, but if in case for any unforeseen reason, we are unable to conduct the exam in the city chosen by you, we will refund 80% of the exam fee and you will not get the certificate from us.

Same final score calculation and pass criteria as mentioned in the Course introduction page will be applied and NPTEL certificates will be given as per that.
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OPTION 3: CANCEL EXAM AND TAKE A REFUND
You can choose to cancel your exam and take a refund. We will refund 80% of the fee you have paid, retaining 20% towards administrative costs. An attested assignment score sheet will be issued to you in this case.
Link: bit.ly/SampleAssignmentLetter
In this case, you will NOT get an NPTEL certificate for the course.

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IMPORTANT:

• Those of you graduating this year and who definitely need an NPTEL certificate - we suggest that you should make a serious effort in attempting this online remote proctored exam. As you know, the in-person-at-centre exam has a lot more dependencies on external factors. So please try to arrange for the systems per the requirements and attempt this online exam.
• The above 3 options can be exercised for each of the courses registered for individually.
• If you pass the course as per the certification criteria, the certificate will be the same as we normally give.
• You can choose either the online exam session or the in-person session to write the exam. If you miss that we will be unable to provide another opportunity to take up the exam this semester. The fees paid will be used towards this one session.
• Fees will not be refunded if you participate in this exam and then could not complete the exam for any reason whatsoever.

Warm regards
NPTEL team
Write to support@nptel.iitm.ac.in in case of queries. The office is not yet opened and phone lines are not yet operational and hence kindly email us.  

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs - NPTEL Exam Postponed

Dear learner,

Hope you are staying safe and keeping well. 
We are entering the last week of learning in all NPTEL online courses of the Jan 2020 Semester, next week.

Many of you have been wondering about the status of exams and writing to us or posting on the forums. 

In view of the current situation all across the country, we are postponing the NPTEL exams that were scheduled to have happened on March 29.

We are still unsure about the dates for conducting the same as it depends on how things change. We will keep you informed through email and sms as we finalise the options.

Once the dates are finalised, we will also allow you:
1. to cancel your exams if the future dates announced by us do not suit you 
2. to change cities selected, if required.

Please check the course Announcement section, your email (spam/junk folders also) and ask your friends/college for updates so that you don't miss it.

Please write to support@nptel.iitm.ac.in for any clarifications/concerns.

Warm regards

Nptel team

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[Updates] Helpful Resources for teachers to move online

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs : March 29, 2020, NPTEL Exam Postponed

Dear Candidate

Thank you for registering course for March 29, 2020 NPTEL Exam.

Taking into consideration the current situation, we are postponing the NPTEL exam scheduled for March 29, 2020 exam.

We will keep you posted about the final date for the exam shortly. Please check your email/course announcement for further updates.

(We will revert on cancellation, city change, and other logistics once we finalize on our side. Till then request you to wait patiently)

- NPTEL team

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Solutions to W3 and W4 Practice Questions|| Other Resources || Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs (LCM)

Dear Learner,

As we reach the end of this course, we have a bouquet  of interesting resources for you.

1. We are sharing the last set of Solutions to Practice Questions for Weeks 3 and 4. The links for quick access is below:

              Week 3: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=63&lesson=166

      Week 4: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=75&lesson=167

2. We are also releasing a module named: Behind the Scenes in LCM,  which consists of the processes, the plan behind this MOOC and the team that has made everything possible. Follow the details from the links below: 

• Before and After - Video Styles: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=87&lesson=88

• LCM Course Plan: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=87&lesson=89

• Course Team: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=87&lesson=90

• FAQs: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=87&lesson=163

3. Also, please complete the Course Exit survey for those who have not responded. Many have not yet responded. Click on the link below: 

Link: https://forms.gle/QofRGFehfXrPjGD19 

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs : Exam Type and Certificate Format

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Release of Solutions to Graded Quizzes for Weeks 3 and 4|| Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs (LCM)

Dear Learner,

We have released the solutions to Graded Quizzes for Weeks 3 and 4 for your reference. Click on the links below to download the solutions.

Week 3 LbD solutions: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=63&lesson=164

Week 4 LbD solutions: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=75&lesson=165

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Week 5 Course Content Released || Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs (LCM)

Dear Learner,

We are now towards the end of the course and we hope that you have been able to learn  the principles of designing learner-centric MOOCs. The following are the contents that we have released for Week 5 and some gentle reminders. There will be no Live Interaction this week, but rather use this time to complete course activities.

Solution to Week 2 Graded Quizzes: We have released the solutions to the graded quizzes of Week 2 (KQ, AQs and RQ) for your reference. Click on the link below to download the solutions:

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=48&lesson=152

FAQ videos: For the past 3 runs of this course, there have been many questions regarding how to create a MOOC from a normal face to face course, Course design in MOOCs, how to maintain learner connect, and implementing learner-centric approaches in MOOc, we have developed a set of videos that will help you understand more. Click on the link to access the FAQ videos.

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=81&lesson=82

Live Interaction Videos: For those who missed the 4 live interaction sessions we had over the 4 weeks of the course, or for those who would like to make reference to the videos, we have made the videos available in the course. You can access the interaction videos by clicking on the following link:

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=103&lesson=122

Deadline for Week 4: The deadline for Week 4 graded quizzes is Feb 26, 2020 at 11:59 PM, IST. Please submit all the graded quizzes on time.

End of Course Survey: 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.

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=75&lesson=86

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

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Solutions to Practice Questions of Weeks 1 and 2 Released || Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs (LCM)

Dear Learner, We have released the solutions to Practice Questions (LbD) of Weeks 1 and 2 for your reference. Click on the links below to download the solutions.

Week 1 LbD solutions: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=20&lesson=161

Week 2 LbD solutions: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=48&lesson=162

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs || Updates || Corrections in Assignment

Dear Learners,

We have observed that there were configuration errors in the few questions from Weeks 2 and 3. We have subsequently corrected them and re-evaluted the submissions. The corrections made are:

1. Week2, Knowledge Quiz, Q3 - Option A was incorrectly configured as correct answer. We have now unmarked this option, and the correct answers are Options B&C
2. Week 3, Assimilation Quiz for LxT 3.1, Q2 - Option D was incorrectly configured as correct answer. We have unmarked this option, and the correct answer is Option B.

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Solution for Week 1 Graded Quizzes made Available || Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs

Dear Learner,

Since the Due date of Week 1 has passed, we have made available the detailed solutions for the Graded quizzes: Knowledge Quiz (KQ), Assimilation Quizzes (AQs) and Reflection Quiz (RQ) in the Swayam platform.

Please click on the link below to access the solutions: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=20&lesson=151

Detailed solutions for Week 2 will be uploaded after re-evaluation of some questions is done. We will update you once the solutions are released.

Thank you.

LCM Course Team

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Gentle Reminder: Week 4 Live Interaction || Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs

Dear Learner,

Please join us tomorrow 20th February 2020, for our fourth and last weekly interaction session with the course instructor, Prof. Sridhar Iyer.

Prof. Sridhar Iyer 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 sheet 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: 20th February 2020

Day: Thursday

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Link to participate:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXAtRaDNadQ  

Enter your questions that you want Prof. Sridhar Iyer to answer during the live interaction session at 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecYJ8YqQf5vvQ68qpmiS7V98bR7U9VzxWTOJ9qWAyqMHhMYw/viewform

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  http://bit.ly/NPTELLIVE  for updates on the live sessions.

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs: Provide your weekly feedback

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Welcome to Week 4 || Designing Learner-Centred MOOCs || Creating LxIs and Effective Orchestration of MOOCs

Dear Learner,

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 Dr. Jayakrishnan M. Additionally, there were several other useful discussions during this live interaction regarding creation of MOOCs and MOOC platforms, tools for creating LeDs for domains such as language and programming, and many in the area of related course activities.  In case you have missed being a part of this interaction, you can still find it here: https://youtu.be/qSAXgOuewRs and it will be shared on the course platform as well. 

We will have our last Live Interaction session with Prof. Sridhar Iyer on Thursday, Feb 20, 2020 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Details will follow.

In our last week of the course, we will be focusing on the 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. This form can be obtained from here: https://forms.gle/e2W232PPXpJrChWx6. We would request you to kindly fill in the form to get your feedback on the course and its modules.

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) (of which you have to do only ONE AQ). All these graded quizzes have been released today and the due date is February 26, 2020 at 11:59 PM IST.

To access the content, please use the URL: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=70&lesson=71 

We hope you have a great Week 4 learning!

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Final Live Interaction || Designing Learner-Centred MOOCs

Dear Learner,

Please join us on 20th February 2020, in our fourth weekly interaction session with the course instructor, Prof. Sridhar Iyer.

Prof. Sridhar Iyer 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 sheet 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: 20th February 2020

Day: Thursday

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Link to participate:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXAtRaDNadQ  

Enter your questions that you want Prof. Sridhar Iyer to answer during the live interaction session at 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecYJ8YqQf5vvQ68qpmiS7V98bR7U9VzxWTOJ9qWAyqMHhMYw/viewform

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  http://bit.ly/NPTELLIVE  for updates on the live sessions.

Thank you,

LCM Team

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NPTEL on Mobile: Issues with the display of assignment scores - fixed.

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REMINDER 2 : Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs : REGISTER TODAY - CERTIFICATION EXAM FORM IS NOW OPEN!

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Reflection Quiz for Week 3 is Released|| Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs (LCM)

Dear Learner,

As we informed you earlier, and as you might have noticed, we had not released the Reflection Quiz (RQ) for Week 3 since we wanted it to be based on the discussion in the forum. We have now released the RQ for Week 3 with a submission deadline of February 23, 2020, at 11:59 PM, IST. You can click on this link to access the quiz: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=63&assessment=129

Please ensure that you submit the quiz before the deadline.

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs || Updates || Clarification on queries related to KQ and AQ in week 2

Dear Learners,

This is an update regarding two graded questions in Week 2 for which learners have raised queries in the Discussion Forum.

1. Q1 - KQ2: In this question, the Practice Activity 2.6 was not visible earlier. This has been enabled now and you can attempt the question.
2. Q2 - AQ2.3: There is an error in this question as this was supposed to be a Multiple Selection Question (More than one answer correct). Hence we are ignoring this question in the grading process (i.e. 0 points).

Apologies for these two errors in the graded questions and we will ensure that future graded activities are error free.

Regards

LCM Course Team

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Gentle Reminder: Week 3 Live Interaction || Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs

Dear Learners,

Please join us tomorrow, 13th February 2020, in our third weekly interaction session with the course instructor, Dr. Jayakrishnan M.

Dr. Jayakrishnan M 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: 13th February 2020

Day: Thursday

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Link to participate: http://bit.ly/LCM2020_LI3 

Enter your questions that you want Dr. Jayakrishnan M to answer during the live interaction session at http://bit.ly/Q_LI3 

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  http://bit.ly/NPTELLIVE  for updates on the live sessions.

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Welcome to Week 3 || Designing Learner-Centred MOOCs || Creating LbDs and LxTs

Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs - Week 3: Creating LbDs ad LxTs

Dear Learner,

Welcome to Week 3 of the course "Designing Learner-centric MOOCs". 

In Week 2 you learned about creating LeDs and some video creation tools to increase interactivity. A good number of learners participated in the discussion forum (LxI - Week 2) and discussed more on LeDs and how to create them. Many of you put up different questions that triggered discussions and clarification.

Clarifications on Errors in the Questions/Options of Week 2:

Learners have pointed out two confusions regarding Practice Questions and a Graded Assimilation Quiz in the forum. We have looked at these and found configuration issues from our end. We apologize for these errors and will be rectifying them. A more detailed explanation will be posted under the respective questions by today evening.

About Week 3: In Week 3, you will be introduced to the concept of Learning by Doing (LbD) activities. These are practice activities that allow you to micropractice what you have learned from the LeD. Towards the end of the week, you will also learn about Learning Extension Trajectories (LxTs) as external resources that are provided to learners to widen their scope of understanding. Generally, in Week 3:

• You will be exploring more on the learning by doing (LbD), and the process of creating effective LbDs.

• You will learn how to give customised and constructive feedback to LbDs;

• You will learn about LxTs and how to create LxTs.

3rd Live Interaction: We will have our third Live interaction this Thursday, February 13, 2020. It will be taken up by Dr. Jayakrishnan M. Details of the Live interaction session are as follows:

• YouTube Link for Live Interaction: http://bit.ly/LCM2020_LI3

• To post your questions for Dr. Jayakrishnan to answer, please use this Google Form - http://bit.ly/Q_LI3

Graded Quizzes: We will have only Assimilation Quizzes (AQs) and Knowledge Quiz (KQ). The due date for these quizzes is on or before Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 11:59 PM IST. The Reflection Quiz (RQ) will be released on Friday, 14 February, 2020. Email will be sent to you. 

To access the content of Week 3, please use the URL: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=54&lesson=55

Discussion Forum  (LxI - Week 3): 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 this week and also participate in the second learner experience interaction opened up this week.

We encourage you to continue participating in the Discussion Forum, share your experiences, ask questions, comment/reply to posts made by others to learn from other course participants. This will enrich your learning experience. 

Hope you have a great Week 3 learning!

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Reflection Quiz for Week 2 is Released|| Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs (LCM)

Dear Learner,

As we informed you earlier, and as you might have noticed, we had not released the Reflection Quiz (RQ) for Week 2 since we wanted it to be based on the discussion in the forum. We have now released the RQ for Week 2 with a submission deadline of February 17, 2020, at 11:59 PM, IST. You can click on this link to access the quiz: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=48&assessment=124

Please ensure that you submit the quiz before the deadline.

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Gentle Reminder || Week 2 LIVE Interaction || Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs

Dear Learner,

Please join us today, 6th February 2020, in our second weekly interaction session with the course instructor, Dr. Sameer Sahasrabudhe.

Dr. Sameer 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 sheet 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: 6th February 2020

Day: Thursday

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Link to participate:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2cKfkqm5ls   

Enter your questions that you want Dr. Sameer Sahasrabudhe to answer during the live interaction session at 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YTLHyEZatNpebDIby3QZhxTwbIro2FvbpdFHdUKCpHk/edit?usp=sharing 

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  http://bit.ly/NPTELLIVE  for updates on the live sessions.

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs (LCM) - Week 2 Live Interaction

Dear Learner,

Please join us on 6th February 2020, in our Week 2 live interaction session with the course instructor, Dr. Sameer Sahasrabudhe.

Dr. Sameer Sahasrabudhe 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 Sheet 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: 6th February 2020

Day: Thursday

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Link to participate:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2cKfkqm5ls   

Enter your questions that you want Dr. Sameer Sahasrabudhe to answer during the live interaction session at 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YTLHyEZatNpebDIby3QZhxTwbIro2FvbpdFHdUKCpHk/edit?usp=sharing 

We would also like to hear from you after the session. We request you to share your thoughts in the forum. Learners are encouraged to visit  http://bit.ly/NPTELLIVE  for updates on the live sessions.

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Welcome to Week 2|| Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs|| Creating LeDs

Dear Learner,

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.

In Week 1, we learned as to what is a learner-centric MOOC, and why is it required. There were some good discussion threads created in multiple forum categories (LxI - Week1, MOOC Analogy, and Content Queries). 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 instructor Dr. Gargi Banerjee reiterated during the 1st 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. She touched upon instructional designing and the chunking of content necessary in MOOCs, detailing of which you will see this week in the course.

In Week 2:

• You will be exploring more on the learning dialog (LeD), and the process of creating LeDs.

• You will find videos on FAQs on Reflection spots that answer commonly reported doubts raised by learners during the previous runs of this course. 

• You will find LxT resources including resources on tools to create interactive videos as few of you enquired, during our first live session.

As for graded quizzes, there will be a slight change from Week 2. We will have only Assimilation Quizzes (AQs) and Knowledge Quiz (KQ). The due date for these quizzes is on or before Wednesday, 12 February 2019, 11:59 PM IST. The Reflection Quiz (RQ) will be released on Friday, February 7, 2020. 

To access the content, please use the URL: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=25&lesson=26 

We encourage you to continue participating in the Discussion Forum, share your experiences, ask questions, comment/reply to posts made by others to learn from other course participants. This will enrich your learning experience. 

Hope you have a great Week 2 learning!

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs || Week 1 || Have you met the Discussion forum moderators?

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Gentle Reminder: Week 1 Live Interaction|| Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs (LCM)

Dear Learners,

This is a gentle reminder to join us tomorrow, 30th January 2020, in our first weekly interaction session with the course instructor, Dr. Gargi Banerjee.

Dr. Gargi 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: 30th January 2020

Day: Thursday

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Link to participate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6XZDRnChx0   

Enter your questions that you want Dr. Gargi Banerjee to answer during the live interaction session at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccP8wCxfuQ9iNZorb2BRJl6Vd1mT5bTrUEksT1EyQ18_KtZw/viewform

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  http://bit.ly/NPTELLIVE  for updates on the live sessions.

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs : Feedback on Text Transcripts (English) of NPTEL videos

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs - Week 1_Live Interaction with Course Instructor

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 in advance. 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 Dr. Gargi Banerjee from IIT Bombay.

Date: 30th January 2020; Day: Thursday

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Link to participate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6XZDRnChx0   

Enter your questions that you want Dr. Gargi Banerjee to answer during the live interaction session at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccP8wCxfuQ9iNZorb2BRJl6Vd1mT5bTrUEksT1EyQ18_KtZw/viewform

 

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 http://bit.ly/NPTELLIVE  for updates on the live sessions.

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOC|| Welcome to Week 1 || Start Learning!

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 (12 February 2019, 11:59 PM, IST).

To access the content, please use the URL: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/course

Before starting to navigate through the course, please visit the Warm Up unit and go to the Learner Perceptions of MOOCs to read the interesting responses shared by other learners from the previous two weeks. Then visit the General Instruction unit and access the Course Handout and a detailed description on How to Participate in Discussion Forum (LxI). 

Since the format and sequence of this course are slightly different from many other NPTEL courses, it may take some time navigating through the course content. To help you on this we have a lecture detailing on how to navigate LCM MOOC. The URL to this lecture: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=11&lesson=107

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 Discussion forum by answering some of the questions that your peers have posted. This will further enhance your learning experience in the course.

We hope you have a great Week 1 learning!

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOC|| Last Weekly Activity Before the Course starts Next Week|| Your MOOC Analogy

Dear Learner,

The third and last 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/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=1&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/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=1&lesson=10.

Note that the practice questions will not be graded.

The practice questions will be available until next Monday, January 27, 2020, 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.

If you have not responded to the Course entry Survey, please click on the following link to fill your details: https://forms.gle/ViNr61zaaViMYNhw9

Please remember that we are just one week away from the start of the course. The course will officially start next week, on January 27, 2020. 

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOC|| Warm Up Week Activity 2|| Learner Expectation on MOOC

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/noc20_ge12/unit?unit=1&lesson=7.

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

The practice question for you to respond on your expectation from this MOOCs  can be accessed from the form below . Click on the link to submit your responses after going through the second interaction video:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe997whQZdu1MKQadmBnp79uj142tRaeWpM17ysXW7S-t8NSw/viewform?usp=sf_link

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, January 20, 2020, 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.

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs Course || Welcome to Week 0 || Some Activities to Start With

Dear Learners,

 

Happy New Year, 2020!

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

 

For the following three consecutive weeks (January 6, January 13,  and January 20), we will introduce you to some open questions regarding MOOCs. Through our group interaction videos, you will be encouraged to think over and discuss these aspects of MOOCs. There are some practice questions provided to help you express your views on some of the aspects of MOOCs.

From this week, we have our first  interaction on Perception of MOOCs which will discuss about what MOOCs are. You will also need to share your perception about MOOCs by filling in a simple survey that will follow after the interaction. 

Along with the First Interaction, two more units are added for you to complete: 

Getting Started: Which has general  details about the course release and activities.

Entry Survey: This consists of a survey that you will need to fill before the official start of the Course on January 27, 2020. It intends to collect data about all learners that will help us in customizing the modules and activities to meet your needs. Click here: https://forms.gle/MBxKESNtgx3aCFr58  

Please note that the formal start date of the course is Jan. 27, 2020, and the Week 0 activities will extend over a month so as to prime you towards the different types of learning activities that you will encounter as you continue with the course.

We highly encourage you to initiate discussions in forums and attempt all questions. This will help us understand your perspective and provide a better learning experience.

We wish you a happy learning!

Thank you,

LCM Team

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs : How does an NPTEL online course work?

Dear Learner

Welcome to the NPTEL Online course. Thank you for enrolling with us. 

We are releasing the first set of videos which are help videos. These are prepared to walk you through the portal functionalities and give you a basic idea about the entire online learning process. We request you to go through each of these videos for a better understanding of the NPTEL Certification Process (They are quite short and brief). 

For first time online enrollees: How to view the videos: Click on the tab (on the left side if using a Desktop) called Course Outline and then on the Unit called "How does an NPTEL online course work?". Click on every link given there and watch the video. 

Hope these will help you get the most out of the online course. After watching these, ask any queries you may have on the Discussion Forum. Looking forward to interacting with you.

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team.

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Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs : REGISTER TODAY - CERTIFICATION EXAM FORM IS NOW OPEN!

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Welcome to NPTEL Online Course : Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs

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_noc20_ge12/preview
Course duration  : 4 Weeks

The course will begin on 27th January, 2020 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 March, 2020 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 will not be dispatched.

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

- NPTEL team