A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on mathematical economics developed by the Doon University here has found place among the top 30 online courses of the world in the year 2019. The ranking was released recently by the ‘The Class Central’, - a free online course aggregator from top universities like Stanford, MIT, Harvard etc. Incidentally six courses of the Study Webs for Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) platform of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) have figured in the list of top 30 courses. In what can be termed as an achievement for Uttarakhand, the courses developed by two varsities, the HNB Garhwal university and Doon university are in the elite list. The MOOC course on Mathematical Economics was developed by the Sikha Ahmad, an Assistant Professor in Department of economics in Doon University. This course has been ranked 10th among the 30 top ranked course of 2019 and has found a place in best online courses of all time. The course on Mathematical economics has also been listed among 100 most popular free online courses of 2019. Expressing happiness on the development, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Doon University Ajit Kumar Karnatak and Registrar of the Doon University, Mangal Singh Mandarwal has congratulated the department of economics for the unique feat.
