Special issues

Themed issues tied to ODeLAN conferences and African ODL policy debates.

open · ODeLAN 2026 Special Issue

Artificial Intelligence and the African ODL Learner

This special issue invites empirical and conceptual papers on generative AI, assessment integrity, tutoring bots, and staff development in African open and distance learning, with a dedicated section for LAUTECH and ODeLAN conference papers.

Guest editors: Prof. Folake Adeyemi; Dr. Hauwa Bello

Deadline: 15 Oct 2026

closed · Policy retrospective

Twenty Years of ODL Policy in Nigeria

A closed special issue examining NUC guidelines, centre accreditation, and the political economy of dual-mode universities.

Guest editors: Prof. Tunde Balogun; Prof. Ngozi Eze

Deadline: 1 Dec 2025