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The <keyword id="13126" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword> education department on Monday started <keyword id="1017385" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="free-online-classes">free online classes</keyword> for 11th standard students to prevent loss of the academic session due to the COVID-19 outbreak, an official said. The classes have begun on YouTube and over 60,000 first-year junior college (FYJC or Class 11) students have so far enrolled for these classes, State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Director Dinkar Patil said. The decision to start online classes free of charge for FYJC Arts, Science and Commerce students was taken to avoid the academic loss till colleges start functioning normally, he said. The admission process for the FYJC currently stands suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Supreme Court order staying the implementation of reservation for Marathas in jobs and education. "Schools and colleges in the state are shut due to COVID-19 outbreak. Besides the pandemic, the admission process for FYJC is suspended due to the ongoing Maratha quota issue," Patil noted. "To avoid the academic loss, we decided to start free online classes for Arts, Science, Commerce students through YouTube," he said. Patil said till Sunday evening, they received around 62,000 registrations from 11th standard students for the online classes across the state. The registration is still going on, he added. As per the SCERT's data, over 9,000 FYJC students from Pune and 7,600 from Mumbai have registered for the online classes. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/icici-bank-surges-6-after-it-posts-six-fold-jump-in-net-profit-at-over-42-billion/articleshow/78992379.cms">ICICI Bank surges 6% after it posts six-fold jump in net profit at over ₹4,200 crore</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/covid-19-vaccine-updates-pfizer-moderna-to-roll-out-covid-19-vaccine-by-december/articleshow/78924143.cms">COVID-19 vaccine updates: Covaxin, India’s first indigenous COVID vaccine, is likely to be launched by mid-2021, Israel starts human trials</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/xi-and-modi-to-come-face-to-face-thrice-this-month-even-as-china-embarks-on-its-rail-and-road-border-project/articleshow/78995991.cms">Xi and Modi to come face-to-face thrice this month even as China embarks on its rail-and-road border project</a>

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<ul><li>Notably, the board's chairperson Radheshyam Julaniya on Sunday evening said the academic session for classes IX to XII through online mode will begin from Monday with telecast of audio-visual lessons on Doordarshan from 7 am to 10 am. </li><li>Later in the night, the board's secretary Anil Suchari issued an order which said, "The telecast from 7 am to 10 am is being cancelled. Thus, the classes will not be held." </li></ul> Online classes for students of standards IX to XII of the <keyword id="924617" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Madhya-Pradesh-Board">Madhya Pradesh Board</keyword> of Secondary Education could not begin on Monday following an order from the board for cancellation of the classes. Notably, the board's chairperson Radheshyam Julaniya on Sunday evening said the academic session for classes IX to XII through online mode will begin from Monday with telecast of audio-visual lessons on Doordarshan from 7 am to 10 am. Later in the night, the board's secretary Anil Suchari issued an order which said, "The telecast from 7 am to 10 am is being cancelled. Thus, the classes will not be held." Classes IX to XII of the state board comprise nearly 35 lakh students. As per a recent national sample survey on household social consumption on education in India, just 9.7 per cent rural and 55.4 per cent urban households in Madhya Pradesh have internet connection. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/us-magazine-fortune-released-its-annual-40-under-40-list-of-most-influential-people-under-the-age-of-40/slidelist/77906566.cms">Isha and Akash Ambani, Adar Poonawalla, Byju Raveendran — meet the Indians who made it to Fortune's ‘40 under 40’ list this year</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/interview-madhuri-dixit-and-dr-shriram-nene-are-looking-to-raise-funds-for-their-online-dance-school-and-a-new-healthtech-venture/articleshow/77930270.cms">This Indian scientist-turned drugmaker doubled his wealth to $6 billion during coronavirus pandemic</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/interview-madhuri-dixit-and-dr-shriram-nene-are-looking-to-raise-funds-for-their-online-dance-school-and-a-new-healthtech-venture/articleshow/77930270.cms">Madhuri Dixit and Dr Shriram Nene are looking to raise funds for their online dance school and a new healthtech venture</a>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image">Screenshot</div></div>For all of the hype and excitement about massively open online courses (MOOCs), the dropout rate is about 90%. Only a fraction of people get anywhere near finishing the course, let alone passing it.
These classes are free to sign up for, which also makes them very easy to drop out of. The majority of people don't make it through the first lecture, which is a shame, since there are so many <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/best-online-courses-to-take-2013-9">fantastic and genuinely useful courses</a> out there. 
I'm now in the process of taking my first online course, <a href="https://www.edx.org/course/mit/6-00-1x/introduction-computer-science/1122">MIT's Introduction to Computer Science</a> and Programming Using Python on EdX, after having tried and dropped out of another on operations management. 
Pulling from my own experiences and advice from veterans, here are some tips on how to become one of the few who actually finishes an online course. 
Test the platforms and the professor.
There are a number of different companies competing in the MOOC space, and the experience can be very different on each platform. The three major ones are Coursera, EdX, and Udacity. 
After testing a course on all three, I decided to go with EdX. It was in part because the course was most appealing, but also because it struck the right middle ground between feeling like a traditional course and adding online elements, and because I found the transcription that runs alongside each video extremely valuable.
Those with a shorter attention span might prefer Udacity, which breaks things up into shorter segments and has more interactive elements, and Coursera seems to have the most polished videos. 
It's worth at least watching the introductory video/tutorial that the platform offers, or the first few videos of a course to get a sense of it. 
Just like many <keyword id="6360288" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="college">college</keyword> students will drop in on a variety of classes in their first week before they make a final decision, it's worth trying a number of courses out. If you dislike the professor or the material goes way over your head, you aren't likely to stick with it. 
Pick the right course.
There are now a ton of fantastic online courses from top professors at great schools. But there are also a lot of indifferent, un-rigorous, or badly done ones. There are a few things you can do to make sure you end up with the former.
First, stick with a major platform. EdX is a nonprofit collaboration between some of the best universities in the world. Udacity and Coursera are for-profit but were started by highly regarded Stanford professors and have high-profile backing. While <a href="http://gigaom.com/2013/08/09/how-to-pick-the-best-mooc-6-tips-from-a-coursera-junkie/">some courses are going to be better</a> than others, the baseline on those will be solid. 
Second, particularly on your first go around, go with a popular professor who's done this more than once. A professor offering their first MOOC may turn out to be excellent, but those who have done it several times have refined their courses to work better. 
There's not much in the way of comprehensive ratings on courses, but a cursory Google search will let you know if a course has been offered before and what people's reactions have been. 
Do the assignments, and take the quizzes.
As with any online course, there's an option to simply "audit" the class, to watch the lectures and do the reading without doing any of the accompanying activities.
That's a mistake. Even if you're not enrolled in a course that is ongoing and can earn you a certificate, skipping the quizzes makes it more likely that you'll pay less attention, almost certain that you'll learn less, and will increase the chances that you'll disengage and drop out. 
Don't push the prerequisites.
If a course says that you need to know linear algebra in order to take it, believe it. And don't think that you'll pick it up along the way, unless the course explicitly says that it will teach the needed material. 
It's difficult enough to stick with one of these courses, so having to learn background material in addition means you're more likely to get behind, get frustrated, and drop out. When in doubt, stick with the intro course. Better to be a bit bored or skip a few early lessons than be in over your head after two weeks. 
Set a schedule, and stick to it.
One of the biggest benefits of online courses is that you can take them any time and anywhere you want. It's also the biggest reason people drop out. 
Especially for courses that progress sequentially and have assignments with specific due dates, like on EdX or Coursera, it's incredibly easy to leave multiple hours of lectures for the day before an assignment is due or there's a quiz.
The majority of the people who take these courses have jobs or other obligations and probably just want to go to bed when they get home, rather than learn about computer programming. 
The best way to ensure success is to spread the work out, do at least a bit every night or a couple times a week, rather than leaving everything for the weekend. The odds of dropping out are much higher when work is crammed into fewer days.
Even for entirely self-paced options, large gaps between lectures or work make it much less likely that you'll ever complete the course. 
Give it at least a week before committing to any course.
A tip from "Coursera junkie" <a href="http://gigaom.com/2013/08/09/how-to-pick-the-best-mooc-6-tips-from-a-coursera-junkie/">Feynman Liang:</a>
The first few lectures are usually going to be much easier than what comes later. There's some house cleaning and basic content to get through before the real meat of the course.
Keep an open mind about switching courses until week two. Just because the first one you try doesn't work out, doesn't mean you won't love the next one.
Pick something you actually want to take, and have a good reason to do it.
I'm taking the course that I am (<a href="https://www.edx.org/course/mit/6-00-1x/introduction-computer-science/1122">MIT's introduction to computer science</a>) not because I think I'll be ready to code at Google afterward, but because I genuinely think people in any field who can understand the basics of programming have something of an advantage. I'm also curious if I'm any good at it, and find the lectures fascinating. 
I also regret dropping out of the one computer science course I ever took in college. I added it at the last minute on top of an already punishing course load, but still regret not finishing it. I'd like to prove to myself that I can actually make it through one. And I love data and statistics, so hope to learn some tools to let me explore that better. 
The first course I tried to take had a great pedigree, it was <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/wharton-online-mba-courses-2013-9">one of Wharton's new offerings</a>, and was very much in the field that I write about. That might actually have been the reason I dropped it. It was too close to what I'd already spent so much time doing during the day, which made it harder to put in the time after work. 
I couldn't make the same personal and professional case for taking it, and couldn't stay motivated.
Have a good enough reason, or enough passion for the subject, that you're willing to skip a happy hour or a favorite TV show to spend some time after work on the course. 
Connect with the professor or staff and the community taking the course.
The stereotype of online courses is that it's done entirely alone with no contact between the student and teacher or university or their classmates. That very easily can be the case, but it doesn't have to be. 
All of the platforms offer some kind of online forum where students can ask and answer questions, often with the participation of the professor or teaching assistants.
On a purely practical level, you can get some help understanding a tricky concept or question from an MIT or Wharton student or the professor themselves. The forums are also fascinating, with students from all over the world talking about themselves and the course, and why they're doing it.
Participating and engaging makes the course feel less solitary and more like a class. 
Figure out the time commitment you're willing to make, and be honest.
Ten to 12 hours a week is a lot of time for somebody with a full-time job. If I drop out of the course I'm taking, that would be the reason. And beyond that, the weekly problem sets are time consuming, the one quiz for the course take a full 90 minutes, and there's a multiple hour final exam.
The key is to be honest about how much time you have and are willing to put into the course and factor it into your decision. Something relatively less time-intensive might be the best choice for busy or first-time MOOC students.

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image">Gene Page / AMC</div></div>Just like a traditional school, the courses now available online run the full spectrum from extremely practical to completely ridiculous and fun. 
Anyone who missed the chance in high school or college to explore a subject they're fascinated with can now take an online course from some of the top universities in the world. Online <keyword id="6401954" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="learning">learning</keyword> platforms offer more than you might imagine, including classes on the plausibility of life on other planets and how to survive the zombie apocalypse portrayed in TV show "The Walking Dead." 
They're also a reminder that <keyword id="6355445" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Education">education</keyword> doesn't always need to be career-oriented, and can be something you simply want to know more about.

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First Wharton decided to offer the core of its <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/wharton-online-mba-courses-2013-9">first year MBA program</a> online. Now <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-business-school-online-courses-2013-10">Harvard Business School is exploring</a> online options as well. 
Increasingly, it's possible to get an extremely well-rounded business <keyword id="6355445" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Education">education</keyword> from the best professors in the world without enrolling in a university or even leaving your house.
While online courses won't necessarily give you the pay boost of a traditional two-year MBA and probably won't land you a job on Wall Street, they can give you many of the core skills taught at top universities and business schools.
We've found some of the best and most useful free online business courses out there. We've noted which courses are self-paced and which are being released more formally and sequentially. The Coursera, Udacity, and EdX platforms all offer the opportunity to complete coursework and earn a certificate for completing the course, but any of these can be taken more casually.

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAkFZtE6XVQ&amp;feature=player_embedded#t=1">YouTube</a></div></div>Online courses, and massively open online courses (MOOCs) in particular, are quickly moving from a novelty to the mainstream. Leading colleges, graduate schools, and companies are investing significant resources into free <keyword id="6355445" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Education">education</keyword>.
There are now hundreds of free courses available online, which can vary significantly in quality. That makes it essential to pick the right course. 
We've found some of the most fascinating, highly regarded, and useful courses around, taught by some of the most accomplished professors at the best schools in the world.
If you take a class through a platform that runs more structured courses, like EdX or Coursera, it can be beneficial to take them in session. Then, you can get assignments graded, occasionally have access to teaching assistants and even professors, and have a community of other people taking the course that you can talk to and rely on. And if you do well enough, you'll receive a verified certificate for completing the course.
Some of the following courses are running right now, while others have already concluded but can still be taken as self-paced courses. We've noted which is the case for each.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Business Insider is seeking input from K-12 students, parents, and teachers whose school districts have moved to online learning.</li><li>We want to hear from you in order to get a better sense of the financial and personal impacts of the transition.</li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BoMy-DRKtBgAbTuO22uT5iLTqYiLb25nSnWN3Z2OlhI/edit">Please take 5 minutes to tell us about your experience by taking our survey here.</a></li></ul>If you're a teacher, student, or parent adjusting to <keyword id="977497" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="online-classes">online classes</keyword> amid COVID-19 school shutdowns, Business Insider wants to hear from you.We're seeking input to get a better picture of how online learning is affecting people's lives. We hope this input will help inform our coverage of <keyword id="9171976" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="remote-learning">remote learning</keyword>, its advantages, and any potential difficulties faced by educators, students, or their families.You can <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BoMy-DRKtBgAbTuO22uT5iLTqYiLb25nSnWN3Z2OlhI/edit">take our survey here</a>.If you'd rather submit tips directly to a reporter, contact Aaron Holmes at <a href="mailto:aholmes@businessinsider.com">aholmes@businessinsider.com</a> or Allana Akhtar at <a href="mailto:aakhtar@businessinsider.com">aakhtar@businessinsider.com</a>.

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<ul><li>The <keyword id="6360099" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="delhi-university">Delhi University</keyword> has said that it will begin the 2020-2021 academic session from August 10 with online classes for undergraduate and <keyword id="529715" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="postgraduate-students">postgraduate students</keyword>. </li><li>The university had announced summer vacations till August 9. </li><li>The Delhi University will be holding online open book exams from August 10 for final year students, amid opposition from students and teachers. </li></ul> The Delhi University has said that it will begin the 2020-2021 academic session from August 10 with online classes for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The university had announced summer vacations till August 9. In a notification on Thursday, it said, "The Academic Session 2020-2021 of the university will commence from August 10 with start of online classes for the III, V and VII semester of UG courses and III semester of PG courses subject to the prevailing pandemic or any other exigency." The Delhi University will be holding online open book exams from August 10 for final year students, amid opposition from students and teachers. They have been demanding that exams be scrapped and students be promoted on the basis of past performance and internal assessment. The university has graded first and second year students on the basis of their internal assessment and their performance in the previous semester. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/india-stock-brokers-hit-by-sebi-direct-market-access/articleshow/77198064.cms">India's broking industry just got the shock of its life – SEBI may soon allow investors to trade directly on the exchanges</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/ril-has-a-sobering-quarter-if-not-for-jio-and-bp-stake-sale-it-would-have-been-much-worse/articleshow/77264366.cms">RIL has a sobering quarter⁠— if not for Jio and stake sale to BP it would have been much worse</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/comparison-of-indias-rafale-fighter-jets-with-chinese-latest-j-20-fighter-jets/slidelist/77238828.cms">India’s Rafale fighter jets — Here’s how it stacks up against Chinese J-20</a>

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