11 Pakistani Universities Will Help HEC To Develop Asynchronous Online Courses
The fact is that Asynchronous courses allow students to learn at their own pace. The lectures and other study materials are made available to them at all times. The meeting, organized by the HEC’s Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) recently formed a consortium of universities in order to work on the initiative. The universities which have been added to that list are based on their expertise and interest in developing and delivering online learning platforms and online courses at a large scale. The universities that will help in developing the online courses include:
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad Aga Khan University, Karachi Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering Management Sciences (Buitems), Quetta Comsats University, Islamabad Habib University, Karachi Hazara University, Mansehra Lahore College for Women’s University Lahore University of Management Sciences (Lums) National University of Sciences and Technology (Nust) University of Baltistan, Skardu, and Virtual University, Lahore.
The new syllabus will include 11 core courses that have been taken from five broad categories as part of the HEC’s Undergraduate Education Policy courses. The point worth mentioning here is that courses will be available on PakistanEdX, a platform launched by HEDP and supported by the World Bank. In addition to that, the consortium of universities will also contribute to courses on PakistanEdX by offering multilingual options in five categories. These categories will include:
Arts and Humanities Social Sciences Quantitative Skills Natural Sciences Expository Writing
HEC Executive Director Dr. Shahista Sohail, while chairing the session stated: The participants in the meeting also shared ideas on the technical and financial feasibility of the project. LUMS, AIOU, and Virtual University vice-chancellors even agreed to contribute towards PakistanEdX. The meeting has also set timelines for accepting credits for online courses as well. Also Read: Ford Raises F150 Lightning Price Again
