Out of school, Arab pupils turn to internet and TV

Out of school, Arab pupils turn to internet and TV

Schools in Jordan are also using WhatsApp, a multiplatform internet service, to send and receive homework and return it marked with corrections.. The Education Ministry in Morocco, which has some 8 million schoolchildren, is operating a digital platform for lessons on television and the internet.. Television "remains the main tool of remote learning for families that don't have computers even if they have internet access," said a teacher at a rural school near Marrakech.. In Egypt, the most populous Arab country, where less than half the population has access to the internet, the Education Ministry said it would use television broadcasts but did not give a starting date.. The United Arab Emirates, a country that prides itself as a new technology hub, could offer a free education to 50 million Arab schoolchildren with its digital teaching platform madrasa.org ..