The Directorate of Higher Education had initiated a ‘Master Class Series’ for faculty of Goa University and the Colleges. The purpose of session was to build capacity and to enhance the quality of Higher Education in the State of Goa through exposure to new thoughts and ideas.
Prof. Sridhar Iyer, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Bombay, was the Resource person. Prof. Iyer began the session by introducing teachers to MOOCs and explaining its relevance for teachers. He informed the audience about the UGC/AICTE notifications on MOOCs and that stated that SWAYAM 2.0 might have virtual labs, augmented reality integrated with MOOCs; it is thus very important to adopt MOOCs.
Prof. Iyer conducted an activity wherein teachers had to give suggestions how they would stay relevant in the age of MOOCs if any MOOCs were available in the courses they teach. He also showed a video of field work conducted by him with his students at IIT Bombay.
He also informed that it is very important to be a learner in MOOCs. It was and interesting and fruitful session.
Dr.SarathChandran, Ms. SwetaVerenkar and Ms. Swati Bhat attended the session
