The Promotion of ASEAN Regional Integration Through Open and Distance Higher Education
Technically, these three concerns may be addressed by Open, Distance and eLearning (ODeL) strategies. ODeL, by definition, is inclusive. ODeL programs transcend geographic boundaries and may be made available to learners from all ten countries in the ASEAN Region. Authentic open education is not bound by cumbersome academic traditions and may be nimbly designed to respond to the needs of the current labor market. Furthermore, regionally recognized ODeL certification and degrees will allow mobility among their holders to practice across the region. Additionally, ODeL provides innovative and alternative educational delivery systems for the marginalized such as online learning, blended learning, flipped classes and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) By nature, these options should be industry driven and are thus responsive to labor markets. Using online delivery systems for capacity development make ODeL innovative and ubiquitous.