Distance learning programme to teach students via Internet Story about Jordan establishing a distance education program. A snippet: ... To be incorporated into public and private universities and community colleges, the distance learning programme, which is expected to be launched by the end of the year, will accept students of any nationality living inside the Kingdom or abroad. ...
Hmmm You know, if I could read modern Hebrew, then I could attend the Open University of Israel. Then I could get a degree from one of these Jordanian schools. Why I could become a middle-east peace broker...... Seriously, it was an interesting article. Thanks, Gert. BTW, how do you find the time to locate an article in the Jordan Times? (I hope my comments aren't offensive to anyone. I realize this is a tense time, especially in the middle east.) clint
Article in Chronicle: Jordan Says It Will Encourage Distance Programs in Public and Private Universities. Mentions programs to be operated by Jordan University and by Arab Open University. Arab Open U. is projected to have "70,000 students within 10 years and 200,000 at maximum capacity." Of these, they hope to have 3,000 to 5,000 at the Jordanian branch.
