Sat Nov 08 13:51:58 UTC 2025: Summary:

The Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC) at the University of Calicut has created six Malayalam-language Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) covering advanced subjects like geoinformatics, green chemistry, medieval Kerala history, and tourism. These courses, developed by subject experts and aligned with the new four-year undergraduate program syllabus, will offer credit points transferable to academic credit banks. Enrollment opens in December, with study materials available in January on the SWAYAM platform. EMMRC claims these courses fill a gap due to the scarcity of Malayalam textbooks in these specialized fields and touts its previous achievements, including the first sign language MOOC and a higher education mobile app.

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Calicut University Launches Groundbreaking Malayalam MOOCs

KOZHIKODE, India – November 8, 2025 – The University of Calicut’s Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC) has unveiled a suite of six Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Malayalam, marking a significant milestone in accessible higher education in Kerala.

The pioneering courses cover a diverse range of advanced subjects including “Geo-informatics: An introduction,” “Green Chemistry,” “Medieval Kerala: Up to 12th Century,” “Kerala Tourism: Heritage and Culture,” “Concepts of Tourism,” and “Sustainable Development and the Kerala Development Model.”

“These courses aim to bridge the gap in available educational resources in Malayalam, particularly in specialized fields where textbooks are scarce,” explained an EMMRC official. Content has been developed by experts such as P.R. Jyothi (Chemistry), V.K. Brijesh (Geo-informatics), P.S. Manoj Kumar (History), P.V. Sanoop Kumar and S. Anujith (Tourism), all professors in Kerala colleges.

Each course will feature video presentations alongside the lessons and has been designed to align with the syllabus of the recently introduced four-year undergraduate programs (FYUGP). Crucially, students can earn credit points equivalent to those earned in the FYUGP, adding them to an academic bank of credits for academic progression.

Enrollment for the MOOCs will open in December, with study materials available on the SWAYAM online platform beginning in January. Participation is free.

The University of Calicut EMMRC has a history of innovation, having previously developed the first MOOC in sign language in India and a mobile app for higher education. Further information about the new MOOCs can be found at http://www.emmrccalicut.org.

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