DU may provide up to 20 per cent courses online

The Delhi University may provide up to 20 per cent of its courses through online medium on the Swayam portal. A proposal in this regard will be placed before the Academic Council during its meeting scheduled for November 30.
According to the proposal, colleges may consider providing up to 20 per cent of the total courses being offered in a particular programme in a semester in online mode.
This would supplement the teaching-learning process in the institute, the proposal said.
The proposal is expected to be opposed by a large majority of AC members who feel that employment generation at the university will be at risk amid the push for online learning, according to Maya John, assistant professor at Jesus Mary College.
“Almost 90 per cent of the Academic Council members will oppose this proposal as it is an anti-student and anti-teacher move. Classroom teaching is very important for many students who come from different backgrounds and this will also impact the need for teaching staff, who will be substituted by online learning on Swayam,” she said.
The proposal is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which aims to achieve a 50 per cent Gross Enrolment Ratio (GRE) in higher education by year 2035 with the help of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offered by the Swayam platform.

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