ICDE的主要活动是组织大会和会议包括两年一度的世界大会，年度常设校长会议，由会员机构发起的不定期的地区会议。
作为一个网络型组织，为了寻求合作计划和获取资金支持，会员也寄希望ICDE提供建议。
从1999年起，ICDE探索通过颁发卓越奖来表彰远程开放教育领域的杰出成就。本组织也为会员和远程开放教育领域其他感兴趣者，出版在线杂志“开放实践（Open Praxis)”，维护ICDE网站和发布月度简讯作为主要信息渠道。
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