Abstract:
The Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system
as we know is among the field that will be altered by Metaverse
technology due to the benefits it offers. Various initiatives for
embracing the Metaverse for distance learning are now
underway. Universitas Terbuka (UT), the earliest government mandated university for managing ODL in Indonesia, is also
now at the first stage of preparing to harness the benefit of the
Metaverse. This initiative is called Universitas Terbuka
Metaverse (UT Verse), a Metaverse framework architecture
developed by UT encompassing all its business processes.
Towards this purpose, UT Verse Audit Centre (UTVAC), an
instantiation as a sub-UT Verse, is proposed. This paper
presents the complete architecture of the UT Verse as the
foundation of the UT governance transformation to be a cyber
university and the initiative for the VAC. As both initiatives are
still in their infancy, we aim to share our lessons learnt and
highlight the challenges to obtain feedback for mitigating their
ongoing developments as earlier as possible which might be
costly otherwise.
