Morocco’s efforts to implement distance learning during the state of emergency isolation period are evolving fast. The Ministry of Education developed in a short time, an online platform called Telmide TICE to help students keep studying following the closure of schools.
Key resources have been put in place including a digital learning content repository (in Arabic and French) for primary, secondary, and baccalaureate levels, as well as other materials
The three telecommunications (Maroc Telecom, Orange, and Inwi) companies operating in Morocco have decided to temporarily offer free access to all “distance education and training” sites and platforms, with the exception of YouTube.
A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform mainly in French, had been available before COVID-19 but now plays a key role in serving undergraduates. It is part of the ministry’s efforts to generalize the use of information technologies in higher education.
The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University also launched, on April 11, a new e-learning platform to assist some 9,000 students to get access to 400 free courses, following preparation classes.
Other than these platforms, and to reach students in rural areas and others with difficulty accessing the internet, the ministry uses both the SNRT TV state channel 4 and the sports channel to broadcast educational classes.
On vocational training, the ministry stated in a press release that as of April 7, it had created 8,836 virtual classes and 83,356 online classes for students.
Other private schools are using Microsoft systems such as Office 365, Google apps such as Google Classroom and Google Meet for educational settings.
Minister of Education Said Amzazi, recently appointed by King Mohammed VI as the new government’s spokesperson, stated that students will continue their education online until further notice, and the ministry is preparing its post-quarantine strategy to provide students with instructor-led technical support in order to prepare them for their annual exams.
The minister also stated there will not be any performance assessment at this time but grading will most likely resume when students return to school so that degrees do not lose their value.
Even youth with tech-savvy and start-ups have developed free educational platforms to give more students a chance to learn through free courses during their isolation.
Moroccan universities also created counseling committees with mental health professionals to help students and the general public by telephone. One university is also organizing a series of conferences on Facebook live to give advice on how people should manage their quarantine.
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