With the launch yesterday of Edraak, the first Arabic MOOC platform, education professionals have made a new stride towards the development of a well-rounded regional online educational system.
Queen Rania of Jordan, whose Foundation for Education and Development initiated the project, was in attendance at the launch. In her remarks, she highlighted some of the challenges faced by the Arab world, including poor quality of education and graduates’ inability to meet the demands of the job market, to the limited number of global scientific publications released and the scarcity of exports in advanced technology as well as the skills gap in the region.
“Edraak will broadcast the best in the Arab world, and it will translate the best internationally,” the Queen expressed hopefully.
Looking back at Edraak manager Nafez Dakkak’s May 2013 Wamda article, the great equalizing potential for MOOCs in the region seem obvious. Dakkak cited the existence of “several classes on technology and entrepreneurship” on major MOOC platforms Udacity, Coursera, and edX, that could help regional entrepreneurs learn about industry best practices as well as how to apply them locally. He also emphasized the opportunity for local entrepreneurs to leverage the potential of a fast growing industry by launching MOOC startups.
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Queen Rania of Jordan, in partnership with edX, launches Arabic MOOC platform Edraak
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