Introduction

Thank you to everyone who made the conference a great success. We hope that you enjoyed the excellent keynote addresses, the caliber of paper presentations, cultural performances, and our Indonesian hospitality.

Our thanks also go to the Sponsors, Exhibitors, and Organizing Partners who provided us with support and contributions to make this conference a truly memorable and enjoyable event.


The Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) Annual Conference has established itself as one of the leading educational events worldwide which is much awaited by world class educational experts in the field of open and distance learning (ODL), especially those from the Asia region. For several decades, ODL has been proven as an effective means in human capacity building across nations. A wide country with its great diversity in culture and accessibility to education such as Indonesia has benefited by the use of the ODL system.

Keynotes & Featured Speaker

The Conference will hopefully provide the catalyst for knowledge sharing among participants, particularly in areas pertaining to the sub-themes. With 62 institutional members from 23 countries, the AAOU is certainly a force to be reckoned with. The recommendations and outcomes of this conference can have far-reaching benefits to the ODL community.