The University of Madras will offer online certificate and diploma courses from the coming academic year, S. Gowri, Vice-Chancellor, said on Tuesday. These courses include those in hotel management, tourism and computer science. The learning materials are ready, he told The Hindu after addressing a gathering at the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai.
Earlier, speaking on The Role of Online Media in Science Education and Development at the Foundation Millennium Lecture Series, he said online classes were the saving grace during the COVID-19 pandemic when physical classes could not be held.
The online medium was here to stay, and it was pedagogy and teachers who made a difference in the education system. He also made clear that online education augmented classroom education.
