Nine UAE universities join initiative to boost online education

  • Date: 30-Dec-2020
  • Source: Gulf Business
  • Sector:Education
  • Country:UAE
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Nine UAE universities join initiative to boost online education

Nine UAE universities have joined the University Consortium for Quality Online Learning (UCQOL), an initiative of the UAE Ministry of Education and the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (AGFE).

UCQOL aims to support UAE universities to strengthen their online programs and make them accessible to a larger pool of students in the country and beyond.

The American University of Dubai, American University of Sharjah, British University of Dubai, Khalifa University, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE University, University of Dubai, University of Sharjah, and Zayed University signed MoUs to enlist in the programme on Tuesday.

The universities will now undertake a needs assessment to identify their capabilities to develop online courses and degree programs. The assessment will be completed in early 2021, after which each university will receive a report to guide their capacity building, as well as program design and delivery journey in the next phase of the project.

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Subsequently, the universities will have access to training of faculty, instructional designers, and other staff to inform the design and development process of online programs. Other activities will include workshops on the best practices in online learning, a workshop on the