{"id":30758,"date":"2020-04-07T04:16:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T04:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=30758"},"modified":"2020-04-07T04:16:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T04:16:26","slug":"elearning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/elearning\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco sets eLearning pace with Collab.ma amid COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over<\/span> 1<\/span>.5<\/span> billion<\/span> young<\/span> learners<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> affected<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> closing<\/span> down<\/span> of<\/span> their<\/span> learning<\/span> institutions<\/span>, Experts<\/span> are<\/span> bewildered<\/span> on<\/span> how<\/span> global<\/span> education<\/span> system<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> pulled<\/span> down<\/span> in<\/span> approximately<\/span> 6<\/span> months<\/span>. There<\/span> are<\/span> ongoing<\/span> concerns<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> education<\/span> future<\/span>, with eLearning<\/span> remaining<\/span> the<\/span> only<\/span> answer<\/span> being<\/span> touted<\/span>.<\/p>\n

USAID funds eLearning projects in Morocco<\/h2>\n

In<\/span> Rabat<\/span>, the<\/span> ministry<\/span> of<\/span> Education<\/span> had<\/span> already<\/span> got<\/span> funding<\/span> from<\/span> USAID<\/span><\/a>, reiterated<\/span> that<\/span> eLearning<\/span> remains<\/span> the<\/span> answer<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> current<\/span> situation<\/span>. Over<\/span> a<\/span> million<\/span> learners<\/span> in<\/span> Morocco<\/span> have<\/span> accessed<\/span> the<\/span> online<\/span> studying<\/span> solution<\/span> with<\/span> live<\/span> education<\/span> sessions<\/span> being<\/span> broadcast<\/span> on<\/span> national<\/span> television<\/span><\/strong>, giving<\/span> the<\/span> Moroccan<\/span> students<\/span> the<\/span> opportunity<\/span> for<\/span> uninterrupted<\/span> studying<\/span>.
\nThe<\/span> projects<\/span> that<\/span> were<\/span> funded<\/span> by<\/span> USAID<\/span> trained<\/span> Moroccan<\/span> education<\/span>–related<\/span> experts<\/span> on<\/span> innovation<\/span> in<\/span> education<\/span> and<\/span> they<\/span> were<\/span> deployed<\/span> to<\/span> answer<\/span> to<\/span> Morocco<\/span>\u2019s<\/span> urgent<\/span> need<\/span> for<\/span> the\u00a0creation<\/span> of eLearning<\/span> content<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> onset<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> contagious<\/span> virus<\/span>. USAID<\/span> worked<\/span> closely<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> education<\/span> ministry<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> process<\/span> of<\/span> creating<\/span> digital<\/span> courses<\/span> and<\/span> an<\/span> online<\/span> studying<\/span> solution<\/span>, collab<\/span>.ma<\/span>.
\nAccording<\/span> to<\/span> Mr<\/span>. Abdullatif<\/span>, the<\/span> head<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> eLearning<\/span> project<\/span>, the<\/span> Education<\/span> Ministry<\/span> has<\/span> taken<\/span> up<\/span> ownership<\/span> rights<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> solution<\/span> and<\/span> has<\/span> assured<\/span> its<\/span> development<\/span> with<\/span> eyes<\/span> set<\/span> on<\/span> expanding<\/span> it<\/span> for<\/span> it<\/span> to<\/span> offer<\/span> more<\/span> eLearning<\/span> courses<\/span>. The<\/span> experience<\/span> gathered<\/span> by<\/span> experts<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> distance<\/span> learning<\/span> project<\/span>\u00a0enabled<\/span> them<\/span> to<\/span> work<\/span> for<\/span> long<\/span> hours<\/span> to<\/span> innovate<\/span> content<\/span> that<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> broadcast<\/span> on<\/span>\u00a0national<\/span> television<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span> education<\/span> portals<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Distance<\/span> learning<\/span> opportunity<\/span> in<\/span> Morocco<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

C<\/span>urriculum<\/span> development of reading for success initiative<\/span><\/h2>\n

USAID<\/span> has<\/span> reassured<\/span> the<\/span> ministry<\/span> of<\/span> Education<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> will<\/span> continue<\/span> its<\/span> investments<\/span> on<\/span> eLearning<\/span> while<\/span> working<\/span> closely<\/span> with<\/span> the\u00a0Ministry<\/span> of<\/span> Education<\/span> towards<\/span> enabling<\/span> reliance<\/span> through<\/span> digital<\/span> learning<\/span> and<\/span> development<\/span> of<\/span> online<\/span> teacher<\/span>\u2019s<\/span> curriculum<\/span> on<\/span> its<\/span> reading<\/span> for<\/span> success<\/span> initiative<\/span>.
\neLearning<\/span> is<\/span> also<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> objectives<\/span> for<\/span> new<\/span> partnerships<\/span> between<\/span> USAID<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> teacher<\/span> education<\/span> sector<\/span> in<\/span> Moroccan<\/span> which<\/span> seeks<\/span> to<\/span> include<\/span> teachers<\/span> learning<\/span> programs<\/span>.
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Over 1.5 billion young learners have been affected by the closing down of their learning institutions, Experts are bewildered on how global education system has been pulled down in approximately 6 months. There are ongoing concerns about the education future, with eLearning remaining the only answer being touted. USAID funds eLearning projects in Morocco In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":30759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

Online<\/span> education<\/span> courses<\/span> were<\/span> put<\/span> together<\/span> into<\/span> a<\/span> solution<\/span> called<\/span> Collab<\/span>.ma<\/span>. The<\/span> ministry<\/span> has<\/span> taken<\/span> up<\/span> Collab<\/span>.ma<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> the<\/span> distance<\/span> learning<\/span> opportunity<\/span> in<\/span> Morocco<\/span>.<\/strong>
\nWith<\/span> the<\/span> help<\/span> of<\/span> USAID<\/span>, experts<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> eLearning<\/span> field<\/span> have<\/span> worked<\/span> extra<\/span> hard<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> online<\/span> learning<\/span> courses<\/span> rendering<\/span> Morocco<\/span> as<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> most<\/span> prepared<\/span> African<\/span> countries<\/span> with<\/span> online<\/span> learning<\/span> solutions<\/span> amid<\/span> COVID<\/span>–19<\/span>. <\/a>Mr<\/span>. Abdullatif<\/span> hailed<\/span> the<\/span> Collab<\/span>.ma<\/span> leadership<\/span> and<\/span> continued<\/span> dedication<\/span> in<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> grappled<\/span> with<\/span> the\u00a0provision<\/span> of<\/span> digital<\/span> learning<\/span> material<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> students<\/span> through<\/span> the<\/span> ministerial<\/span> education<\/span> website<\/span>.
\nAccording<\/span> to<\/span> Mr<\/span>. Fergoug<\/span>, COVID<\/span>–19<\/span> has<\/span> necessitated<\/span> having<\/span> e<\/span>–learning<\/span> provisions<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> sure<\/span> that<\/span> students<\/span> are<\/span> not<\/span> left<\/span> behind<\/span> in<\/span> their<\/span> quest<\/span> to<\/span> acquire<\/span> education<\/span>, especially<\/span> the<\/span> disadvantaged<\/span> local<\/span> youths<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Moroccan<\/span> rural<\/span> areas<\/span>. He<\/span> also<\/span> reiterated<\/span> that<\/span> the\u00a0majority<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> influencers<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> policy<\/span> formulators<\/span> were<\/span> not<\/span> averse<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> fact<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> outbreak<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> virus<\/span>.<\/p>\n