Qatar University launches three electronic courses via edX free online platform – The Peninsula

Qatar University launches three electronic courses via edX free online platform – The Peninsula

Doha: Qatar University (QU) has launched three open and broad-based online courses on the edX Free Online Courses platform in a new initiative that enhances the presence of QU on the digital platforms and opens a new window to the world.

The online courses, which were announced on Sunday through a press conference, comprise Non-native Arabic speakers, Human in Islam, and Qatar's history and legacy, with the objective of introducing Arab and Islamic culture, including Qatar's history, to a wide spectrum of those who are interested from different territories worldwide.

QU President Dr. Hassan Rashid Al-Derham said that the launch of these online courses is a new indicator of the paradigm of progress QU is achieving and making progressive and steady steps toward enhancing its status in the digital space, especially with the variations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

He stated that QU has established an office of online education and digital learning and has upgraded a number of academic courses delivered via distance education and blended learning using the best global criteria.

"QU has created an office of digital and electronic education in recognition of its vital significance and profound impact in this age that witnesses enormous technological evolution that can be optimally