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Study At Harvard For Under A Dollar: MOOCs For The Middle East

  • May 14, 2014
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As Coursera and edeX set the trend for collaborative education, a new Middle Eastern platform joins them, offering internationally acredited university courses–for free.

“Since 2011, there has been a trend of what are called Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) – free online courses offered by the best universities in the world including Stanford, MIT, Harvard and UC Berkeley“, says skillacademy.com founder Bassem Fayek.

These courses allow students take video lessons, prepare assignments, participate in discussion groups, and sit for exams, virtually ignoring the seas and land masses separating them from campus–and the thousands of dollars that would otherwise prevent them from enrolling.

The promise of MOOCs is the prospect of a more democratic system of education–a vital opportunity, given the fact that youth unemployment in the MENA region stands at a whopping 75 million. In Egypt alone, 71% of those unemployed are under 30, which means there is a gap between an expensive and inadequate education and a market whose needs are not met by fresh graduates’ skills.

Fayek is convinced that online learning is the perfect springboard for young graduates to launch themselves successfully into this shifting, and more demanding, job market.”Think about every problem or a challenge we’re facing,” he exclaims. “The reasons for it will all boil down to education.”

For more information – Skill Academy’s website.

 

 

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Journalist, globetrotter, and determined idealist. Since Valentina left her home country of Argentina, she has searched for ways to build bridges between cultures and foster dialogue. Her previous work in international organizations in Italy and Germany fed her passion for the world of development, while her 8-year journalistic experience in Argentina and Egypt increased her curiosity for everything that challenges the stereotype. She holds a BA in Journalism and a Masters in Peace Studies with a specialization in Human Rights.

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