Education responses to COVID-19: embracing digital learning and online collaboration
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Year
2020
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3

With the spread of the covid-19, countries are implementing emergency plans to slow down and limit the spread of the virus and prepare for a possible longer term disruption of school and university attendance. Every week of school closure will imply a massive loss in the development of human capital with significant long-term economic and social implications. While this is a strong stress test for education systems, this is also an opportunity to develop alternative education opportunities. China, which was hit first by the corona virus, is already well advanced in providing a large share of its students with access to online learning opportunities.

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