Author(s): Najeb Masoud, Om Prakash Bohra
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected educational systems not just in UAE, but globally as well, where the total number of 1.725 billion students had been affected by the closure of schools and higher education institutions on April 15, 2020. Due to the characteristics of educational settings in UAE, it has recommended and further adopted the use of distance learning programs and open educational application and platforms that support affected students and families. For educational practices and distance learning in areas that are affected with COVID-19 predicaments, urgently required teaching students in many ways with technology and online platforms under the umbrella of “distance learning” or “remote teaching”. The present research paper endeavor to explore the alternative solutions recommend imparting essential knowledge about COVID-19, its details guidelines, and how educational practices is affected in the areas, such as, UAE. Explore how it can respond to future challenges. The research paper further reviews the present practices in the curriculum and make it more responsive to the learning experiences outside needs of the students to take the responsibility for their learning even beyond the conventional classrooms.