On August 20, 2021, during the 68th anniversary of the King and People's Revolution, King Mohammed VI delivered a speech emphasizing the importance of education in Morocco's development. He highlighted the need to reform the education system to make it more inclusive and aligned with the labor market’s demands (King Mohammed VI, 2021). The King also stressed the importance of vocational and technical training, noting that these fields provide direct employment opportunities for graduates. He encouraged learning foreign languages, particularly English, to prepare students for emerging professions in Morocco.

This speech reflects a political commitment to set clear social objectives for education, aimed at reducing inequalities and promoting greater equality of opportunities for all students. However, the effective implementation of these goals will require concrete actions and significant investments in the educational system (Siemens, 2020).

Actually, this vision of education aligns with contemporary pedagogical approaches (i.e.,didactic, authentic, and transformative) which can be effectively implemented using online platforms (Kalantzis & Cope, 2017). In fact, integrating these approaches into the reform framework could foster a pedagogy more suited to the current needs of students. Online platforms can play a key role in this dynamic by enabling more structured and interactive knowledge delivery (didactic), supporting collaborative and interdisciplinary projects (authentic), and providing spaces for personal reflection and the development of critical skills (transformative). Online learning technologies, such as MOOCs or vocational training platforms, facilitate access to these approaches and help prepare youth for economic and social challenges.

Overall, online platforms are essential for implementing these approaches, promoting skill development, collaboration, and personal reflection, and thus contributing to successful educational reform in Morocco.

References:

• King Mohammed VI. (2021, August 20). Speech on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates.

• Siemens, G. (2020). Learning in a connected world. In M. Spector, M. Merrill, J. Elen, & M. Bishop (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology (4th ed., pp. 1-10). Springer.

• Kalantzis, M., & Cope, B. (2017). Designing pedagogy for the future. In B. Cope & M. Kalantzis (Eds.), e-Learning Ecologies: Principles for New Learning and Assessment.