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Government to monetize online courses to sustain Swayam scheme

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NEW DELHI : The Union government aims to monetise its online education courses, which have so far been available for free, with online education gaining traction and blended learning set to be the future.

Education regulators have approved an internal proposal for asking higher education institutions to pay for the government scheme, Swayam, which promotes online courses and hosts them on a dedicated platform.

It said 15% of the fee collected from students for offering the courses should be transferred to the government, according to an official document.

It was confirmed by an official familiar with the development. The move comes after the education regulators allowed colleges and universities to offer 20% of their course online and

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