Massive Open Online
Courses (MOOCs) have appeared as one of the prospective means to support
quality education. It also had the potential to offer instruction to vast sphere
of audience globally. It has touched all stakeholder of education comprising of
learners, academics, researchers, facilitators, teachers, policy makers etc.
Open Educational
Resources (OER) acceptance by teachers in India is hindered by techno-social,
techno-pedagogical and socio-cultural factors. The use of OERs by teacher in higher education
is characterized by low use of information and communication technologies (ICT)
in the institutes of higher education. The “chalk and board” method appended
with textbook culture where teachers are merely curriculum disseminator of content
of recommended and prescribed books in syllabus texts adds to the avoidance of
use of ICT. The difficulty is more severe for different dialects challenge where
use of English language may be irrelevant.
References:
SWAYAM: Inside India's Massive Bet on MOOCs -- Class Central
(https://www.classcentral.com/report/swayam-initiative-india-moocs/)
All about MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) in India & Abroad
http://www.indiaeducation.net/online-education/all-about-moocs-massive-open-online-courses-india-abroad.html
