Tying up MOOCs to IoEd
The paradox of
education in the emerging economies is
that there is a high level of competition for entry to a low quality level of educational institutions. The supply
side is constrained by a dearth of quality or by inaccessibility. There is an acute deficit in the supply of quality
driven school education. The evolving
global economy, seeks less of human intervention but with higher level skills. The nations of tomorrow are built on the
schooling of its nationals today. So IOEd
must focus on schools.
IoEd should be an effort at strategic repositioning thoughts
on education. It should make quality education mass oriented through the equitable
channel of the of internet.
IoEd should assist in building new
models of blended learning applicable to schools. We might conceptualize an ' Inclusive
Network Hub'. The network approach- a transformer of hub and spoke model is
recommended for reasons of economics
(economies of scale; learning economies) and of social dynamics: ( equity,
inclusiveness). A cluster of nations should work on this. may be the UNESCO
should support. Corporations must be involved.
Right now, in MOOCs
(Massive Open Online Courses), the courseware and platform costs too are high.
There is also more focus on higher education. IoEd needs to rethink models of cost efficient delivery and work on
strategic coalitions to make foundation level schooling effective.
Inclusive IoEd as a progressive variation of
MOOCs should be accessible; equitable and affordable. Devices must link to
ensure online support and should ensure access to the info inventory of some of
the best. IoEd should emphasize on
integrated classroom sessions which
ensure course completion by students.
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These
strands of thought are a part of the research work being undertaken by the
author on the Internet of Education.
Copyright of this article and its contents vests with the author of
this blog: Jayaram Nayar. He can be contacted at email: jaynayar@gmail.com
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