Revolutionizing Education: An In-Depth Study of Student Engagement and Achievement in Swayam Online Courses

Abstract

In today's digital age, the education system is increasingly embracing online courses. SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is an Indian MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) platform launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to support this evolution. This initiative is part of the Government of India's broader Digital India campaign aimed at revolutionizing the education sector by providing free access to web-based courses. SWAYAM, inaugurated on July 9, 2017, by Honourable President Ram Nath Kovind, offers a robust catalog of 2,000 courses. As of May 30, 2024, SWAYAM has partnered with 203 institutes, completed 11,845 courses, enrolled 4,20,31,194 students, recorded 42,77,717 exam registrations, and issued 30,60,502 successful certificates. All data are collected from Swayam website portal and other related publications. This study primarily investigates the significance of SWAYAM, focusing on its nine National Coordinators: AICTE, NPTEL, UGC, CEC, NCERT, NIOS, IGNOU, IIMB, and NITTTR. In this study it was concluded that the SWAYAM (9 National Coordinators) has been providing innovative courses through its online portal. The Regression Analysis on SWAYAM (7 National Coordinators) Student enrolment & Exam Registrations and Student Exam Registrations & Successful Certification based on F-value is 756.27 and 137709, R square value both are 99% and P-value both are (0.000) is highly significant hence null hypothesis is rejected. So, properly utilized courses must be implemented in future for all learners so that SWAYAM portal online courses will play a prominent role in the current scenario.