{"id":83889,"date":"2014-02-18T17:59:52","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T15:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/blog\/technion-to-launch-first-massive-online-open-course-mooc-in-arabic\/"},"modified":"2014-02-18T17:59:52","modified_gmt":"2014-02-18T15:59:52","slug":"technion-to-launch-first-massive-online-open-course-mooc-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technion-to-launch-first-massive-online-open-course-mooc-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Technion to Launch First   \u201cMassive Online Open Course\u201d (MOOC) in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Prof. Hossam\u00a0Haick\u00a0of the Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering \u2013 has pioneered a massive open online course (MOOC) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/nanosensors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nanotechnology and Nanosensors<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HTqLKe4_j-c\" height=\"350\" width=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">19\/02\/2014<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Thousands of students from Arab countries have registered for the first-ever Arabic language \u201cmassive online open course\u201d (MOOC) to be launched on March 2 by the Technion \u2013 Israel Institute of Technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The ten-week course, offered on the Coursera online education platform, is titled <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/nanosar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cNanotechnology and Nanosensors\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. It will be taught in English and Arabic, marking the first time ever in the world that a MOOC has been taught in Arabic.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So far, some 4,800 students have signed up for the Arabic-language version of the course, including registrants from Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In addition, some 25,800 have signed up for the English-language version, including students from Iran.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/hossam.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-9914\" alt=\"hossam\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/hossam-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a>The course, which was initiated by Technion President Professor Peretz Lavie, will be led by Prof. Hossam Haick of Technion\u2019s Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering and the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute. \u00a0Prof. Haick, a Technion alumnus and an Israeli Arab, recently made world news with the creation of nanosensors that could one day be used to create electronic skin that senses touch, heat and humidity.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Technion President Lavie said, \u201cThe Technion believes in building bridges around the globe through education and sharing knowledge. This course will provide the opportunity to learn about nanotechnology, and at the same time inspire an appreciation for Israeli science and academic culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cNanotechnology and Nanosensors\u201d will cover some of the fundamental principles behind nanotechnology and nanomaterials and their vital role in novel sensing properties and applications. Students will gain an understanding of the fabrication, characterization, and manipulation of nanomaterials, nanosensors, and how they can be exploited for new applications.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Class titles include, \u201cIntroduction to Nanotechnology, \u201cIntroduction to Sensors Science and Technology, \u201cNanowire-based Sensors, \u201cCarbon Nanotube-based Sensors,\u201d and \u201cArrays of Nanomaterial-based Sensors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Prof. Haick attributed the successful enrollment of over 30,000 students to the appeal of the course\u2019s topic. \u201cNanotechnology is a futuristic subject, and people are deeply curious about how the future will look.\u201d He is encouraged by the widespread response to the course offering in Arabic, which he says \u201cdemonstrates that people in Arab countries and Iran, especially the young generation, are thirsty for knowledge and education that offer a wide spectrum of opportunities for success, for research and development, and to be part of world-wide technological trends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Support for the course is being provided by Associate Prof. Miri Barak of Technion\u2019s Department of Education in Science and Technology, who serves as pedagogical advisor, and by Technion\u2019s Center for Promotion of Teaching, headed by Dr. Abigail Barzilai. \u00a0Additional support has been provided by doctoral students Abeer Watted, Meital Segev and Nasreen Shehadah.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/19\/opinion\/friedman-breakfast-before-the-mooc.html?ref=thomaslfriedman&amp;_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more in today&#8217;s New York Times: Breakfast before the MOOC, by Thomas L. Friedman.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Hossam\u00a0Haick\u00a0of the Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering \u2013 has pioneered a massive open online course (MOOC) on Nanotechnology and Nanosensors 19\/02\/2014 Thousands of students from Arab countries have registered for the first-ever Arabic language \u201cmassive online open course\u201d (MOOC) to be launched on March 2 by the Technion \u2013 Israel Institute of Technology. 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