Microalgae for future biodiesel production: Algaculture, Environnement impact

Currently, the continued use of petroleum-based fuels is considered unsustainable due to resource depletion and the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the environment, in addition to land and water degradation. Therefore, biofuels from renewable sources can be an alternative to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and contribute to maintaining a healthy global environment and economic profitability. Unfortunately, biodiesel produced from food stocks generally consumed by humans and animals can be a source of increased food market prices due to the increased use of arable land for growing biomass for the production of first and second generation biofuels. The production of biofuels from microalgae, as a third generation of biodiesel production, has some distinctive advantages, such as their rapid growth rate, greenhouse gas binding capacity and high lipid production capacity. This mini-study examines the current status of algae-based biofuels as a renewable energy source and their impact on the environment

Distance Education as an Alternative Mode of Learning in Morocco

Online education has become unavoidable due to Covid-19 confinement. The research community consisted of  students of different colleges, public and private in Souss Massa,  south of Morocco. The main objective was to compare the traditional and distance education  modes and how students conceive the change; trying to compare between the opinions of students before and during the confinement period, and whether they can opt for distance learning one day. The resort to an electronic questionnaire was compulsory to answer the major problematic which is: is distance education going to substitute traditional education in the future or not? This article contributes to the sociological literature on remote education by drawing on qualitative and quantitative data generated through 560 online electronic questionnaire responses. Results indicated that distance education was still in its infancy and the educational system was not prepared well enough to engage and provide ground for this type of learning