Use of SWAYAM Platform by Library Professionals During: 2020-2021
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SWAYAM, MOOC, Library Professionals, SWAYAM Awareness, Indian MOOCAbstract
Swayam platform provide a great opportunity of e- learning not only LIS professionals but also to all subject professionals. Researcher of this study find the awareness of the SWAYAM platform among the library and information science professionals. Now a days LIS Professionals using this platform for various purposes like updating the current knowledge, gets news knowledge’s, various new technologies in LIS fields, for refreshers etc. Result shows that 50% of library Professionals not aware nor enroll on SWAYAM platform. It also shows that SWAYAM becomes an alternative of higher education. LIS professionals about SWAYAM and the popularity of SWAYAM, an online survey has been conducted among Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals using social media platforms. LIS professionals said that the platform is useful to LIS profession. Some suggestions also made to improve the performance of SWAYAM platform.
Keywords: SWAYAM, MOOC, Library Professionals. SWAYAM Awareness, Indian MOOC
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