E-Learning in Saudi Arabia Shifts from Planning to Execution under Pandemic

E-Learning in Saudi Arabia Shifts from Planning to Execution under Pandemic

Part of the activities of the first days of school in a school in Madinah, Saudi Arabia (SPA)

At the start, e-learning in Saudi Arabia was considered the future of education in the Kingdom. However, the coronavirus pandemic made studying online a vital aspect of learning today.

The option of distance learning is now available for primary courses that will launch this school year online before students go back to attending their classes in person.

While many countries struggled with the repercussions of the pandemic in the past academic year, Saudi Arabia fell back on all modern tech means available and the Kingdom’s remote education infrastructure to allow its students to keep learning.

This prompted the Kingdom’s remarkable success in overcoming education challenges posed by the pandemic.

Muhammad Al-Hejailan, associate professor of information technology and e-learning management at King Saud University in Riyadh, explains that the Education Ministry’s response to activating e-learning was swift and efficient.

The ministry, according to Al-Hejailan, launched its e-learning department in alignment with the Kingdom’s national vision for transformation, dubbed “Vision 2030.” The vision promotes across-the-board digital transformation in Saudi Arabia.

“This move stemmed from Vision 2030,” Al-Hejailan told Asharq Al-Awsat, adding that the ministry’s administrative structure helped in planning and supporting