Open LMS at RECLA Regional 2025: Advancing Digital Learning in Latin America

Join Open LMS at RECLA Regional 2025 in Bogotá, Colombia, September 30–October 3, 2025, and explore innovative approaches to digital learning, continuing education, and the transformation of lifelong learning.

RECLA's 2025 international gathering brought together higher education institutions, education leaders, innovation professionals, and organizations interested in the future of continuing education. The event was hosted in collaboration with Universidad de los Andes and Universidad de La Sabana and focused on the theme “Lifelong Learning in the Digital Era.”

Exploring the Future of Lifelong Learning

Continuing education is changing as learners, employers, and institutions respond to new technologies and evolving workforce needs.

RECLA Regional 2025 provided a space to discuss how institutions can adapt their continuing education strategies while creating more flexible and relevant learning opportunities.

The programme included conferences, workshops, panels, and practical experiences addressing some of the key trends shaping education today.

Artificial Intelligence and Education

Artificial intelligence was one of the central themes of the event.

As AI and generative AI continue to influence education and the workplace, institutions are exploring how these technologies can support teaching, learning, content development, and student experiences.

For digital learning teams, this creates opportunities to consider how AI can complement existing LMS environments while maintaining appropriate attention to pedagogy, accessibility, data, and human oversight.

Alternative Credentials and New Learning Models

The need for more flexible ways to demonstrate skills is also changing continuing education.

RECLA 2025 addressed the value of alternative credentials, reflecting the growing interest in microcredentials, certifications, and other forms of skills-based recognition.

These approaches can help institutions respond to learners who want targeted professional development without necessarily committing to a traditional long-term programme.

An LMS can provide the infrastructure to deliver these experiences, manage learning activities, track progress, and support certification workflows.

Immersive Learning Experiences

The event also explored immersive educational experiences, including technologies such as virtual and augmented reality.

These tools can create new possibilities for experiential learning by allowing learners to practise skills, explore environments, and interact with digital simulations.

RECLA's programme included experiences related to immersive technologies, demonstrating how emerging tools can complement more established digital learning environments.

Connecting Education Leaders

One of RECLA's central objectives is to connect institutions and professionals working in continuing education across Latin America and Europe.

The network promotes collaboration, internationalisation, knowledge sharing, and the exchange of good practices among higher education institutions.

RECLA 2025 continued this focus by bringing together universities, organizations, technology providers, and education professionals to share experiences and explore new approaches to lifelong learning.

Open LMS at RECLA Regional 2025

Open LMS participated in RECLA Regional 2025 in Bogotá as part of its engagement with the Latin American education community.

The event provided an opportunity to discuss how learning management technology can support institutions delivering continuing education, professional development, online learning, and other flexible learning experiences.

As institutions adopt AI, alternative credentials, immersive technologies, and new digital learning models, an adaptable LMS can provide a stable foundation for bringing these experiences together.

Looking Ahead to Digital Learning

The future of continuing education will increasingly depend on institutions' ability to combine innovation with flexible and accessible learning experiences.

RECLA Regional 2025 highlighted several of the technologies and trends influencing this evolution, from AI and alternative credentials to immersive learning and digital transformation.

Open LMS helps institutions create flexible learning environments that can adapt to changing learner needs and support different approaches to online, blended, and lifelong learning.