WAM Dubai, 2nd Feb. 2010 (WAM) -- H. H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, received today an elite of international academicians participating in the launch of the Middle-East E-learning Association (MEEA) of the Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed e-University.
Sheikh Hamdan thanked them for their tireless efforts in establishing the Association and their active participation in the 3rd Annual Forum on e-Learning Excellence in the Middle East held under the theme '' Bringing Global Quality to a Local Context''.
Sheikh Hamdan exchanged views with the academicians and scientists on the outlook of e-learning and its role in advancing development programmes and various scientific innovations.
Sheikh Hamdan said the e-learning is demanded to deliver the message from the teacher to the student through a sound method so as to enable the recipient understand and apply it on the ground and benefit from the knowledge he receives rationally and practically.
The 3rd Annual Forum on e-Learning Excellence in the Middle East bring together e-Learning professionals and experts from around the world to discuss specific new forms of learning and epistemological issues regarding how learning occurs and how knowledge emerges beyond the borders of traditional systems of education, It provides a platform where educators, researchers, practitioners and e-Learning providers can open creative spaces where learning, innovation and work can be integrated: innovative pedagogical approaches for teaching, learning, assessment, learners support and services, faculty and staff development, etc.
.