Summary Report: ICDE Roundtable at UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022
This report presents regional perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for the topic of quality within Open, Flexible and Distance learning (OFDL).
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ICDE Presidents' Forum 2020: Summary Report
In November 2020, ICDE took the opportunity to reflect back and learn from the experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare tools and systems to reduce future disruptions to delivering education based on lessons learnt from the onset of the pandemic. On the 25 November 2020, Presidents, Vice-Chancellors, Principles, and Rectors of Higher Education providers among current ICDE Institutional Members and the Presidents and CEOs of partner organisations gathered for the ICDE Presidents’ Forum 2020 to focus discussions on “Recalibrating educational leadership for resilient education”.
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European Commission: A European approach to micro-credentials
The European Commission have just launched a new website on micro-credentials and explains why an European approach is needed. The website outlines the wide-reaching benefits of micro-credentialing and highlights the importance of flexible learning, in addition to providing several reports and approaches in a multitude of languages.
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Report: Open Education as a game changer – stories from the pandemic
The study presents examples of positive initiatives and changes in education originated as a reaction to the closure of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and which are part of what is known as Open Educational Practices and Open Educational Resources.
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UNESCO 'ESD for 2030' Roadmap launches with series of regional events
UNESCO is organising regional online launch events of the ‘ESD for 2030’ Roadmap which provides guidance for Member States and other stakeholders for the implementation of the new global framework.
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ICDE Members Collaboration On Publication Of New Book On MOOCs
The publication ‘ "MOOCS AND EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES AROUND ASIA AND EUROPE" was coordinated by the Korea National Open University (KNOU) with participation of four other ICDE members.
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The Norwegian MOOC Commission
A government commission in ICDE's host country, Norway, is currently working to chart the opportunities and challenges for higher education that accompany the development of Massive Open and Online Courses (MOOCs) and other online educational offerings. Interim findings have already been published in English, and the commission's final report is due in June.
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What is the global demand for online education?
As the demand for online education grows at a rapid pace, universities are trying to work out how to participate in this trend. Data from DistanceLearningPortal.com based on two million visits to the website during 2013 now reveals some of the hard facts regarding demand for online education.
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European Commission launches Opening up Education action plan
The aim of this action plan is to boost innovation and digital skills in schools and universities in order to deliver the high quality education and digitalskills which 90% of jobs will require by 2020.
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