Teacher education nowadays needs a change in vision and action to cater to the demands of changing societies. Reforms, improvements, and new approaches in teacher education are an immediate need. Online training of teachers using OER has emerged as a new approach in this direction. This approach is based on the assumption that online training will…

One of the serious problems associated with Indian school education has been high dropout rate. The reasons are many and varied but the major constraints are: non-availability of adequate number of competent and trained teachers in most of the schools and separate room for each class. To overcome such problems and increase equitable access to all,…

Describes a Delaware Technical and Community College certificate program, training K-12 faculty in computer-based competencies such as word processing, databases, e-mail, Internet usage, and development of online courses. Describes seven principles of good program design, the processes for program development, delivery modes, and indicators of…