Understanding Islam: An Introduction was developed by an esteemed group of Islamic scholars, led by Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington, D.C. The BBC calls Ambassador Ahmed “the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam.” In 2006, Ambassador Ahmed won the “Purpose Prize Award” with Dr. Judea Pearl for their work on interfaith dialogue. Ambassador Ahmed is the author of Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization published by the Brookings Institution Press in 2007.
Since 1987, Jones Knowledge Group®, Inc., has been a leading innovator in the development and delivery of end-to-end learning solutions. Glenn R. Jones, our founder and CEO, has devoted much of his life to his passionately held belief that education should be available to everyone, everywhere.
When cable broke the barriers of global communication in the 1980s, we were the first to use this technology to deliver college classes directly into U.S. homes. Our launch of Mind Extension University™ (ME/U™), a revolutionary cable television network, empowered 30,000 students to take courses remotely from more than 30 colleges and universities.
In the nascence of the Internet, we created the first entirely virtual university in the world. Jones International University® went on to become the first fully online institution in the U.S. to be granted regional accreditation legitimizing online learning in the eyes of the world.
Established leaders in the corporate training sector, Jones Knowledge has been delivering the most engaging, fully customized content for decades. Now, with VALT™, our exclusive Verified Advanced Learning Techniques™, we leap into the next generation of learning technology with patented verified assessment tools designed to build mastery and ensure training success.
We deftly bridge the gap between training, higher education and new technologies to create a full suite of results-oriented learning options for our clients in Corporate, K-12, Government and Higher Education.