A Qualitative Case Study of Gulf Coast Countries’ e-Learning Policies in the Era of COVID-19

Authors

  • Alaa Jaber Zeyab Assistant Professor at Public Authority for Applied Education and Training
  • Abrar S Almoosa
  • Amani M. Albaqshi
  • Fatima Alabdullaziz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5296/ijld.v11i2.18653

Keywords:

Covid-19, emergency learning, distance learning, online learning, e-learning, GCC, school closures

Abstract

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been numerous disruptions of learning in recent history. In addition, educational systems are in crisis due to low-quality learning in terms of student outcomes in STEM fields, limited digital instructional resources for teacher training, and generally limited resources in low income countries.  However, as of April 2020, nearly 85% of students worldwide were out of school; that is 1.6 billion children kept home due to school closures in 180 countries. This paper explores how the Gulf Coast Countries (GCC) reacted to the disruption of education in order to understand the deeper issues of the rules and operations of educational systems and to provide recommendations to improve current education policies.

The COVID 19 pandemic has significantly affected day-to-day life in general and the learning setting in particular; this comes with temporarily closing schools, shutting down different campuses and learning institutions to maintain social distancing as has been advised by the national public health institutes and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new health measures have been forced on the world due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. Most schools have integrated different types of technologies as an alternative method to facilitate the learning process.

Author Biographies

Abrar S Almoosa

Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences

Amani M. Albaqshi

General Authority for Statistics

Fatima Alabdullaziz

Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences

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Published

2024-06-18

How to Cite

Zeyab, A. J., Almoosa, A. S., Albaqshi, A. M., & Alabdullaziz, F. (2024). A Qualitative Case Study of Gulf Coast Countries’ e-Learning Policies in the Era of COVID-19. International Journal of Learning and Development, 11(2), 157–174. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijld.v11i2.18653

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