Delhi University’s proposal to let students earn up to 5% of credits via SWAYAM and other MOOCs has sparked faculty criticism. Teachers warn it could disrupt academic structure, weaken departments, reduce teaching roles, and worsen the digital divide. The plan will be discussed at the upcoming Academic Council meeting.

New Delhi: A proposal by the Delhi University to allow students greater flexibility in earning academic credits through courses offered on SWAYAM and other MOOC platforms has once again drawn criticism from faculty members.

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are web-based distance learning programmes designed for large-scale, open-access participation.

The guidelines for the recommendation, set to be discussed at the upcoming Academic Council (AC) meeting of the university on Wednesday, have sparked fresh concerns within the teaching community.

According to the agenda for the AC meeting, the University Grants Commission (Credit Framework for online learning courses through SWAYAM) Regulation, 2016, which permitted earning up to 20 per cent of credits from online learning courses, had been adopted by the Delhi University AC and Executive Council in 2019.