Al-Quds Open University ( Arabic : جامعة القدس المفتوحة ) is an independent, distance education public university in Palestine . It was created by a decree issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1991.
5-625: QOU is the first Open Learning institute in the Palestinian territories. It has 60,000 students studying in 19 branches and centers distributed all over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip . In 2023, the university's facilities were destroyed by Israeli bombardment during the 2023 Israel–Hamas War . QOU has a Faculty of Graduate Studies, which leads to the master's degree in the following specializations: The university has seven faculties leading to
10-548: A teaching method is founded on the work of Célestin Freinet in France and Maria Montessori in Italy, among others. Open learning is supposed to allow pupils self-determined, independent and interest-guided learning. A prominent example is the language experience approach to teaching initial literacy (cf. Brügelmann / Brinkmann 2011). More recent work on open learning has been conducted by
15-667: A BA Degree in: The university has announced plans to create Post Graduate School in the future. The university has six centers located in the Palestinian Territories, as follows: Al-Quds Educational Channel Frequency (Nile sat 12645/horizontal/coding rate: 6/5) For more information about QOU achievements, see The university is twinned with Goldsmiths Student Union in London, UK. 31°54′47″N 35°11′58″E / 31.91306°N 35.19944°E / 31.91306; 35.19944 Open learning Open learning
20-453: Is an innovative movement in education that emerged in the 1970s and evolved into fields of practice and study. The term refers generally to activities that either enhance learning opportunities within formal education systems or broaden learning opportunities beyond formal education systems. Open learning involves but is not limited to: classroom teaching methods, approaches to interactive learning, formats in work-related education and training,
25-598: The cultures and ecologies of learning communities, and the development and use of open educational resources . While there is no agreed-upon, comprehensive definition of open learning, central focus is commonly placed on the "needs of the learner as perceived by the learner." Case studies illustrate open learning as an innovation both within and across academic disciplines, professions, social sectors and national boundaries, and in business and industry, higher education institutions, collaborative initiatives between institutions, and schooling for young learners. Open learning as
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