International experts laud Saudi Arabia’s e-learning experience, successes

  • Date: 08-May-2021
  • Source: Saudi Gazette
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Saudi Arabia
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International experts laud Saudi Arabia’s e-learning experience, successes





RIYADH — International education experts have praised Saudi Arabia's pioneering e-learning and distance education experience during the coronavirus pandemic, stressing that the Kingdom has demonstrated a role model through the Ministry of Education’s online education platform Madrasati.

Chief of Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Education Unit at UNESCO Fengchun Miao said that Saudi Arabia is among the few countries that developed and implemented quality standards to ensure effective and qualitative e-learning and education outcomes.

Citing a large-scale assessment of distance learning and its impact by Saudi education agencies, Miao pointed out that no significant loss had ever been recorded in actual learning hours since the introduction of the e-learning education model for all classes and subjects with almost all normal school hours continuing during school closures using data analysis that tracks and records students' e-learning performance.

The UN official underlined the importance of planning and implementing distance education programs to ensure comprehensive and fair educational opportunities for all worldwide.

He added that comprehensive and equitable access to distance learning opportunities in Saudi Arabia has