What’s of interest? NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning)
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NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning), is a joint venture of the IITs and IISc, funded by the Ministry of Education (MoE) Government of India, and was launched in 2003. Initially started as a project to take quality education to all corners of the country, NPTEL now offers close to 600+ courses for certification every semester in about 22 disciplines.
Some highlights:
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Largest online repository in the world of courses in engineering, basic sciences and selected humanities and management subjects
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YouTube channel for NPTEL – most subscribed educational channel, 1.3 billion views and 40+ lakhs subscribers
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More than 56000 hours of video content, transcribed and subtitled
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Most accessed library of peer-reviewed educational content in the world
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Translation of more than 12000 hrs of English transcripts in regional Indian languages
NPTEL began offering open online courses in March 2014. It is now possible for ANYONE outside the IIT System to be able to do an online certification course from NPTEL and get a certificate from the IITs. IITs are reaching out and taking education to the homes of people through this initiative.
Courses and content are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license
Where is it?: https://nptel.ac.in/
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