With the acceleration of digital transformation, in particular propelled by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the early 2020s, online learning and teaching have entered the mainstream of education at all levels, including K-12, higher education, professional and vocational training, and continuing education. Open, Distance, and Digital Education (ODDE) is an overarching term for all kinds of learning and teaching processes in which educational technology, digital media, and tools are used to present and deliver content and to facilitate and support communication, interaction, collaboration, assessment, and evaluation. ODDE includes various practices, from technology-enhanced education to flipped learning and blended learning to fully online distance education. The term ODDE is comprised of open and distance education to clearly mark the historical origin of recent online education, and digital education to capture newer and emerging manifestations of teaching and learning in the digital transformation process of educational institutions.

The Journal of Open, Distance, and Digital Education (JODDE) aims to promote the publication of critical scholarly works and the exchange of knowledge among educators, researchers, policy-makers, and administrators in K-12, higher education, adult education, and workplace settings.