27th AAOU Annual Conference 1-3 October 2013, Islamabad, Pakistan

Main Theme
“Leveraging the Power of Open and Distance Education for Building a Divergent Asia –Today's Solutions and Tomorrow's Vision”
To meet the needs of education for both developed and developing countries is a concurrent great challenge. In this direction Open Distance Learning System can play a vital role due to its cost effectiveness, flexibility and with no restriction of age or the workplace. Open Distance Learning mode of education can further be strengthened by integrating the innovative technologies and all varities of the available media to reach its students in an effective manner in the outreach/remote areas. The main theme of the conference is to improve the power of ODL to address the divergent Asia's problems and solutions.
The conference will be a platform for the ODL experts and others to use the power of ODL system to address the developed and developing countries problems of literacy, education for all, quality education, use of teaching-learning technologies and also to plan for the future divergent Asia. The ODL colleges, universities and institutions are the major stakeholders with virtual and formal system of education which introduced the online/e-learning to attract a large number of learners. The research, experience and practices of ODL institutions will be shared, collaborations will be made , new projects will be initiatives, new technologies will be outlined or perceived through this conference, therefore all the stakeholders are cordially invited to avail this opportunity by their participation and attendance.
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