D2L, a global learning technology leader, is pleased to announce that it has now deployed Brightspacethe companys cloud-based learning management (LMS)at the University College of Bahrain. This marks a critical phase in the universitys evolution into a modern learning institution. Brightspace will support offline, mobile and blended learning for the universitys students and will improve student performance with advanced analytics and adaptive learning tools.

Technology is changing the way students learn and universities teach. The founders of the University College of Bahrain anticipate aggressive growth in the next ten years and want to support it with a flexible, easy-to-use and smart LMS. Brightspace is perfectly aligned with their needs. Being cloud-based, it mobility, and its learning analytics improve outcomes by monitoring, evaluating and predicting learner performance, noted Hanny Alshazly, Regional Director, MEA, D2L.

Today, twenty-five instructors from across the universitys three departments of business administration, information technology, and media and are using Brightspace. The solution was delivered to the University College of Bahrain via D2Ls regional provider, Naseej. Our vision for the University College of Bahrain is to enable each student to learn on their mobile device, tablet or laptop and be able to connect to campus technologies, access learning resources, review grades and receive feedback. The advanced analytics capabilities in Brightspace enable us to identify students are at risk, track critical gaps in knowledge, and personalise learning objectives, commented Abdulla K. Al-Khalifa, Executive Director Technology and Innovation, University College of Bahrain.

Unsurprisingly, academic institutions across the Middle East and Africa region are working towards preparing students for the demands of the modern. The regions LMS market is set to grow to USD $425.2 million by 2019, its growth rate outstripping the projected global growth .