Global Thinking on Online Learning Policy

Online, open and flexible education is gathering increased attention around the world and in international meetings. Organizations such as the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) and UNESCO have organized conferences, meetings, and High Level Policy Forums where the roles and contributions of online learning have been discussed and action plans developed. These plans have been conceived in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals 2015-2030 recently passed by the United Nations.

The reports below outline serveral areas of public policy and the potential and current contributions of online learning, on an international scale, to increase access to quality learning, enable flexibility for learners, lower costs of higher education and a way of enabling collaboration between institutions.