Following the University Grants Commission (UGC) decision to exempt the university from its stringent regulations on online programmes, IGNOU had launched 16 online programmes with national and international reach. While there had been good response for these programmes, the university had also been playing a significant role through SWAYAM, a massive open online course platform, and SWAYAM PRABHA, a group of 34 channels devoted to telecasting educational programmes, he said.
“During the COVID-19 lock down, Gyan Darshan (a State-owned
television channel telecasting from Doordarsham) and four SWAYAM PRABHA
channels allotted to the IGNOU could reach out to several learners in their
homes. We have also been tapping the social networking platforms such as
Facebook to provide study content at a fast pace,” he said.
Prof. Rao added that the IGNOU introduced a set of new
courses including nine undergraduate Honours and four postgraduate programmes
last year as part of expanding its bouquet of programmes.
The university, which was accredited A++ grading by the
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in its first cycle of
accreditation three months ago, has been building a robust international brand
of late.
Its global acceptance had come to the fore recently when the
government of Guyana approached the IGNOU to provide scholarships for 20,000
learners in the Caribbean country.
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