Govt to push e-education with 4 digital initiatives

Union government has invited nearly 1,000 vice-chancellors of central, state, deemed and private universities and directors of premier institutes such as Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for the launch of four major digital initiatives in higher education on Guru Purnima on Sunday.

President Pranab Mukherjee will launch

·         Swayam — an indigenously designed massive open online course (MOOC)

·         Swayam Prabha — 32 Direct-to-Home channels for transmitting high-quality educational content,

·         National Digital Library containing 6.5 million books,

·         National Academic Depository for authenticating all certificates issued by institutions

Link | http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-to-push-e-education-with-4-digital-initiatives-117070700047_1.html

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