[Call for Papers] Annual Conference – AAOU 2023

7 July 2023

The 36th Asian Association of Open Universities 
Annual Conference – AAOU 2023
Istanbul, Türkiye
Save the date: 28-30 September 2023

Today, the changing needs of learners, technological developments, interest in digital online learning, the openness movement in education, Massive Open Online Courses, Recognition of Prior Learning, micro-credentials, and similar developments reveal the need for radical change and transformation in educational institutions. Especially due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, higher education institutions are in a process of compulsory change and digital transformation. It is estimated that digitalization movements in higher education will continue with a faster increase than before after the pandemic. Accordingly, almost all traditional universities offer online, blended or hybrid education to students. An increase in the delivery of online learning by traditional universities seems to question the existence of open universities leading to some questions about the future roles, functions, and purposes of open universities. Within this context, the theme of the 36th AAOU 2023 Annual Conference is “The Future of Open Universities in the Age of Digitalized Higher Education”.

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