Gulf News: Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University offers first fully online degree programmes
date：2020-09-02 14:54author：小编source：Gulf Newsviews：
Due to huge advances in technology, global education had been moving steadily online for years. Then Covid-19 swept across the world in early 2020 and accelerated the whole process.
The UAE’s educational institutes were quick to close campuses as a precautionary measure against the pandemic. Even though distance learning was adopted en masse out of this necessity, online learning will continue to be a big part of the education system even after the world finds a cure for the coronavirus.
One forward-looking institution in the UAE – Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), which was established in 2002 as the first e-university in the UAE – is more than ready for the paradigm shift as we emerge from the shadow of Covid-19.
Starting this autumn, all academic programmes at HBMSU will be 100 per cent online using an enhanced smart learning model of live online classes and independent learning.
HBMSU is also currently the only UAE university accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education to offer a completely online and distance learning experience. Courses offered include bachelor, master’s and PhD degrees in business, quality management, finance, healthcare management, human resource management, project management and more.
Students can attend live online classes where they are able to interact with fellow students and their faculty, referred to as virtual synchronous sessions. They also have asynchronous sessions where learners are provided with a variety of learning materials to learn at their own pace.
Expert in online education
HBMSU has long been delivering a large portion of its classes online, with 18 years of expertise in the field of online learning. During the pandemic, the university coached more than 80,000 teachers in the UAE and abroad on how to become an online tutor.
HBMSU does have a physical base in Dubai Academic City, but enables knowledge creation and application through innovation, disruption and transformation. It provides unique lifelong learning opportunities, intellectually stimulating learning experiences and a diverse community of faculty, staff, learners and alumni.
Benefits of online education
There are clear benefits for the student with online education – flexibility, reduced cost, the ability to learn at one’s own pace in many instances, plus physically challenged students can study from home comfortably without encountering the usual problems they may face in an on-campus educational institution.
But there is another important benefit too. Working with a computer and learning essential internet skills while studying is a valuable experience and can open up networking opportunities that can be further applied to other facets of life.
Additionally, future employers are sure to respect an online graduate's time management and technological skills and view them as already prepared for remote working when necessary, as well as adaptable to new technology and new approaches to doing business.
Source:
https://gulfnews.com/uae/education/hamdan-bin-mohammed-smart-university-offers-first-fully-online-degree-programmes-1.1598446454665
The UAE’s educational institutes were quick to close campuses as a precautionary measure against the pandemic. Even though distance learning was adopted en masse out of this necessity, online learning will continue to be a big part of the education system even after the world finds a cure for the coronavirus.
One forward-looking institution in the UAE – Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), which was established in 2002 as the first e-university in the UAE – is more than ready for the paradigm shift as we emerge from the shadow of Covid-19.
Starting this autumn, all academic programmes at HBMSU will be 100 per cent online using an enhanced smart learning model of live online classes and independent learning.
HBMSU is also currently the only UAE university accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education to offer a completely online and distance learning experience. Courses offered include bachelor, master’s and PhD degrees in business, quality management, finance, healthcare management, human resource management, project management and more.
Students can attend live online classes where they are able to interact with fellow students and their faculty, referred to as virtual synchronous sessions. They also have asynchronous sessions where learners are provided with a variety of learning materials to learn at their own pace.
Expert in online education
HBMSU has long been delivering a large portion of its classes online, with 18 years of expertise in the field of online learning. During the pandemic, the university coached more than 80,000 teachers in the UAE and abroad on how to become an online tutor.
HBMSU does have a physical base in Dubai Academic City, but enables knowledge creation and application through innovation, disruption and transformation. It provides unique lifelong learning opportunities, intellectually stimulating learning experiences and a diverse community of faculty, staff, learners and alumni.
Benefits of online education
There are clear benefits for the student with online education – flexibility, reduced cost, the ability to learn at one’s own pace in many instances, plus physically challenged students can study from home comfortably without encountering the usual problems they may face in an on-campus educational institution.
But there is another important benefit too. Working with a computer and learning essential internet skills while studying is a valuable experience and can open up networking opportunities that can be further applied to other facets of life.
Additionally, future employers are sure to respect an online graduate's time management and technological skills and view them as already prepared for remote working when necessary, as well as adaptable to new technology and new approaches to doing business.
Source:
https://gulfnews.com/uae/education/hamdan-bin-mohammed-smart-university-offers-first-fully-online-degree-programmes-1.1598446454665
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