E-Learning in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region

Description

In the last decade, due to factors of ICT infrastructural and broadband maturation, rising levels of educational attainment and computer literacy, and diversification strategies, e-learning has exploded in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. However, significant barriers remain in the region’s e-learning development: lack of research on outcomes and effectiveness, paucity of Arabic language learning objects, monopolies and high cost of telecommunications, cultural taboos, accreditation, censorship, and teacher training. This unique volume is the first comprehensive effort to describe the history, development, and current state of e-learning in each of the 20 MENA countries from Algeria to Yemen. Each entry is expertly written by a specialist who is acutely familiar with the state of e-learning in their respective country, and concludes with a bibliography of key reports, peer-reviewed books and articles, and web resources. E-Learning in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) proves itself as a vital compendium for a wide readership that includes academics and students, transnational program directors, international education experts, MENA government departments, commercial vendors and investors, and ICT development and regulatory agencies involved in e-learning in the Middle East. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Algeria (Mahieddine Djoudi)....Pages 1-25 Bahrain (Nina Abdul Razzak)....Pages 27-53 Djibouti (Adem Salhi, Hamlaoui Sihem)....Pages 55-66 Egypt (Mahmoud M. El-Khouly)....Pages 67-92 Iran (Kourosh Fathi Vajargah, Esmaeil Jafari)....Pages 93-122 Iraq (Ahmed Sameer Alnuaimi)....Pages 123-138 Israel (Yoav Yair)....Pages 139-161 Jordan (Mofeed Abumosa, Sawsan Mashal)....Pages 163-192 Kuwait (Salah Al-Sharhan)....Pages 193-224 Lebanon (Fawzi Baroud)....Pages 225-242 Libya (Aisha Ammar Almansuri)....Pages 243-262 Morocco (Rachida Ajhoun, Najima Daoudi)....Pages 263-283 Oman (Ali Sharaf Al Musawi)....Pages 285-308 Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (Khitam Shraim)....Pages 309-332 Qatar (Alan S. Weber)....Pages 333-354 Saudi Arabia (Alan S. Weber)....Pages 355-381 Syria (Hala Dalbani)....Pages 383-406 Tunisia (Hamlaoui Sihem)....Pages 407-432 United Arab Emirates (Jennie Lavine, Richard Croome)....Pages 433-450 Yemen (Mohammed Q. Shormani, Yehia A. AlSohbani)....Pages 451-482 Back Matter ....Pages 483-507