On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Nagarjuna G <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Monday, March 03, 2014 03:17:36 PM Guru गुरु wrote: > > > NPTEL have come out with a course on Programming, Data Structures and > > > Algorithms <https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/programming101> which is > > > laudable... it is perhaps the first MOOC offering from MHRD. > > > However to > > > Sign Up <https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/programming101/register> > > > > > > A gmail account seems to be compulsory. Not clear why some one who wants > > > to study a course from MHRD, Government of India MUST have a GMAIL id? > > > (I think not long ago, Google's offer to Election Commission to 'manage > > > the voter information' was rejected but only after some protests from > > > political parties). > > > > > > Does anyone have more info on this matter? > > > > > > > When I saw the ad in the paper the other day, I found the footer of the ad > has google as one of the partner. I am sure they are using google apps for > this mooc. therefore, without gmail id the students cannot register. > > > > Also if you see the header of the ad, all the iits have been listed. > > > > What a share? Even wth all the iits of India put together they cannot make > a mooc platform that can free the Indian students the dependence from > Google. > > > > I think we should send a representation immediately. Immediate reactions > sometimes work. Let us do a campaign! > > > > What do others think about this? > > > Yes we should give a representation > -- > > GN > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in > > -- Renuka Prasad 9901945674
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