Mohammad Imran Khan Mewati teaches grades 6-12 at a school in rural India. His students are largely from economically disadvantaged families, and the school itself has limited resources. But the biggest problem, he says, is absenteeism. “If a student is not coming into your class, how are you going to teach?” says Mewati, a teacher for 26 years. “That’s why I’m using technology in my classroom and outside the classroom, so that they can learn a little bit using their smartphones.” MIT Open Learning’s free educational resources have been a boon for Mewati as he develops Hindi-language digital resources for his students. “I am a self-taught app developer,” he explains. “MIT Open Learning has h...