COVID-19 Crisis in Morocco: Lessons Learnt

Abstract

The COVID19 outbreak has pushed many countries to close schools in an attempt to slow down the spread of the virus. In this context, educators were forced to quickly shift their teaching from face-to-face to remote teaching. As a result, there was a clear gap in the teachers’ preparation and readiness for such a transition to teaching online. This article aims to tackle educators’ experiences during this crisis, shedding light on the lessons learnt. To do that, we contacted 1200 teachers, through an online questionnaire, from all over Morocco, but we got a total of 948 answers. In this paper, we discuss preliminary survey findings and recommendations for better preparing and supporting educators to teach remotely in times of emergency.