E-learning system allows adult students to study from home

Dubai: The Ministry of Education on Thursday announced its decision to digitise the adult education system so people can study in the comfort of their homes.

The announcement comes in the wake of Humaid Mohammad Al Qutami, Minister of Education, launching the first group of adult education digital textbooks.

To implement the ‘Distance learning for adult education’ project, the ministry signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with etisalat and United Group for Education.

As part of the MoU, etisalat will provide internet access, it will also provide a Cloud Computing services to store digital information and provide technical consultancy to support the implementation and the development of the project.

New books

Four adult education books have also been chosen to be transformed into interactive e-books for those who attend grade 12 literature classes, that includes the subjects biology, history, Arabic and math.

An electronic platform will also be created for the adult students to access all the required educational material from home.

Speaking about the project, Al Qutami said it aims to make the pursuit of education more attractive to adult learners in order to maintain the UAE’s less than 1 per cent illiteracy rate and reduce it even further.