In a step that could significantly push the bar for quality online
education in the country, IIT Bombay has embarked on a commendable mass
online education programme that will provide free online courses and
give access to high quality, IIT-style education to Indian students in
Indian languages.
On the Republic Day Jan 26,2015, Prof Devang Khakhar, Director of IIT Bombay,
launched 3 Mass Open Online Courses (MOOC) in computer programming,
thermodynamics, and signals and systems from the institute’s IITBombayX
platform developed in collaboration with edX, a not-for-profit
initiative by MIT and Harvard.
Describing the initiative as “pathbreaking”, Prof. Khakhar credited
Prof. Deepak Phatak of the Computer Science and Engineering Department
for bringing it to IIT Bombay. “The rapid evolution of technology makes
it imperative for students and teachers to incorporate the various
offerings of technology in their learning process,” he said, launching
the first three courses.
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