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learning facilities as a result of physical mobility limits and recommendations for

physical distance. Our higher education system has gained a great deal of

knowledge from the COVID-19 pandemic experience. The abrupt transition from
the in-person learning system to the online and remote learning systems

demonstrates how fragile and rigid our conventional higher education institutions
have been. Many universities hesitate and are unprepared to implement online

learning.
In this context, the relevance of this book increases. The book was created by

the BUKA project, whose goals include enhancing the quality of online and hybrid

learning opportunities in higher education and fostering equity and accessibility.
The book places an emphasis on the importance of thorough planning, pedagogical

design, and sta capacity building for implementing online learning. The book
explores successful approaches to learning design and case studies from The

BUKA's partner universities, presenting ideas and experiences to help educators

and organisations in building institutional capacity for adopting and implementing
online and hybrid learning.

Jakarta, 20 September 2023

Prof. Tian Belawati, Ph.D.

Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia

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