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A Review of MOOCs in the Arab World
Institute of Educational Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Faculty of Education, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen
- 1 Institute of Educational Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- 2 Faculty of Education, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen
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Abstract
This review paper reports the main Arab initiatives on the Open Online Education followed by Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in the Arab world. This paper provides a detailed description on the Rwaq and Edraak Platforms. The findings show that such platforms were not proposed inside the Arab universities, also indicated that the participation of Arab universities is still very weak in the movement of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
KeywordsMOOCsArab MOOCsOpen Online EducationRwaqEdraak
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