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The Koranic way of learning is better than taking free online courses Empty The Koranic way of learning is better than taking free online courses

Post by Rishi Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:16 pm

AbbasToronto
October 8, 2013 6:01 pm
There is no free lunch. When you pay nothing, you get nothing.
Free online courses may be helpful where no other means exist at all, they neither impart learning nor deepen understanding nor are efficient.
A lecturer’s popularity does not equate to his ability to make you understand the concepts. Walter Lewin’s theatrics have failed to produce results to retain student in class or in conceptual problem solving.
Eric Mazur in this noted research video critiques the traditional one-way lecture format information flow, and advances his new two-way peer learning theory. Harking back to Socratic method where teacher poses a problem and leads them to the correct answer through teacher-student dialog Eric recommends student-to-students interaction involving an element of thinking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwslBPj8GgI
The Quranic way to learning is best demonstrated by our Prophet AS who in a short time taught the most ignorant people on earth to the most learned that made them masters of the world in no time. He was sent to [62:2]:

  1. Recite to us the Ayat (signs) of Allah, means the nature around us
  2. To purify our soul
  3. To teach from the Book – i.e. all past accumulated knowledge
  4. To impart wisdom – i.e. apply all above by practical problem solving.
Allah repeatedly invites us to think (fikr). For true learning and understanding basic concepts one needs peace of mind. Is that possible in Pakistan?

http://dawn.com/news/1048119/pakistan-develops-search-engine-for-free-online-courses

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