Kranthi Addanki - The document by UNESCO may give you an idea about the educational view. You can use these principles in higher education. See the attachment
Thanks for sharing this document Samy. I actually was needing the latter for while now. I have done some research with my fellow collaborators about online courses for graduate students that I hope can be helpful:
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