In this interview, Yusuf Al-Turki, vice president for graduate studies and research at Kingabdulaziz University (KAU), discusses his belief that the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the shift to online learning is not only necessary but also indicative of how the future of higher education will look.
He states that higher education institutions worldwide must combine their efforts in order to ensure a robust educational system that is available online, particularly in times of crisis.
Professor Al-Turki notes that, although interest in online teaching has grown in recent years, the Covid-19 pandemic has really pushed this area of innovation to the forefront, with particular emphasis on a hybrid teaching system. This, he believes, is the path of reformation and transformation that universities must take in order to effectively deliver teaching in the future.