University-Level
eLearning in ASEAN
and Thailand
by
Prof.Dr.Srisakdi Charmonman
CEO,
College of Internet
Distance Education
Assumption University of Thailand
charm@ksc.au.edu
www.elearning.au.edu
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University-Level eLearning
in ASEAN and Thailand
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5.
Introduction
Sloan Report from the US
University-Level eLearning in ASEAN
University-Level eLearning in Thailand
Concluding Remarks
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1. Introduction
 “Online learning” = “eLearning”.
• www.intelera.com/glossary.html
• www.conferzone.com/resource/glossaryop.html
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eLearning Fully Accredited
• In 1999, Jones International University
became the first virtual university
(without classroom) in the US to be fully
accredited based on the twelve matters
specified by the US. Department
of Education.
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Employers prefer
eLearning graduates
 Survey in the US and Canada found that
many employers prefer to hire graduates
of eLearning degree more than
graduates of classroom-based degree.
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Employers prefer
eLearning graduates (Cont.)
 One explanation was that a graduate
of eLearning degree is highly disciplined
and can always work well, whereas
a graduate of classroom-based degree
may or may not be able to work well.
Some graduates of classroom-based
degree may be excellent but some
others may be very poor.
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Samples of Successful
University-Level eLearning.
• University of Phoenix, with about 140,000 students
and made a net profit of about US$ 140 million
in the year 2005.
• Capella University, the first virtual university
to enter NASDAQ stock market,
raising US$ 70 million in pre-IPO funding
and US$ 86 million in IPO.
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Samples of Unsuccessful
University-Level eLearning.
United Kingdom e-University (UKeU),
• Established 2001 with 62 million Pound Sterling.
• UKeU went live in March 2003
with Business Managers in 9 countries
and 26 local partners in 16 countries.
• In November 2003, 16 UK universitie
were offering courses via UKeU
but with only 900 students.
• Completely failed in 2005.
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Samples of Unsuccessful
University-Level eLearning (Cont).
• Columbia University Fathom.com
• Established with US$ 14.9 million to offer eLearning
from Columbia University and
13 other institutions.
• In 2002, hoping to get 65,000 students
from 52 countries.
• In 2003, Columbia
closed Fathom.com
because it was a money-losing company.
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ASEAN
 In 1967, ASEAN was established in Bangkok
with 5 member countries, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
• Brunei Darusalem joined in 1984
• Vietnam in 1995
• Laos and Myanmar in 1997
• Cambodia in 1999
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eASEAN Task Force
and eABC
 In 1999, Prof. S. Charmonman became
a member of eASEAN Task Force
 In 2004, he became Chairman of eASEAN
Business Council (eABC).
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TELMIN
 August 5, 2004. Inaugural TELMIN e-ABC
(e-ASEAN Business Council)
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Meeting at Shangri-La Hotel
H.E. Dr. Surapong Suebwonglee TELMIN Chair
Prof.Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman Co-Chair
H.E. the Ministers from ASEAN and
e-ABC members.
• ASEAN Ministers agreed to support eLearning.
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Inaugural TELMIN-e-ABC Meeting
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2004 International Conference on eLearning
Ten Ministers from ASEAN
with Prof. S. Charmonman as the Moderator
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2. Sloan Consortium Report
Slon Consortium released in November
2005 a report entitled “Growing by Degrees:
Online Education in the United States, 2005”.
This research represents the third annual
report on the state of online education in U.S.
higher education.
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2.1 Type of Learning
Type
Traditional
Use of
Internet
0%
Web-Facilitated
1 – 29%
Blended/Hybrid
30 – 79%
Online/eLearning 80 – 100%
Description
In writing or orally
Use web
in face-to-face classes
Substantially online
with some face-to-face
No face-to-face
Four Types of Learning Defined by Sloan.
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2.2 Survey Results by Sloan
1) eLearning has entered the mainstream.
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65% of schools offering graduate faceto-face courses also offer graduate
courses in eLearning mode.
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63% of schools offering undergraduate
face-to-face courses also offer
undergraduate courses in eLearning
mode.
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Survey Results by Sloan (Cont.)
2) Majority of Regular Faculty Members
are also Teaching in eLearning Mode.
• 65% of higher education institutions
are using regular faculty members
to teach in eLearning courses.
• 74% of public colleges are using
regular faculty members
to teach in eLearning courses.
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Survey Results by Sloan (Cont.)
3) More Results.
• 64% believe that it takes more discipline
for a student to succeed in eLearning.
• 82% believe that it is no more difficult to
evaluate the quality of eLearning
than that in the face-to-face mode.
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2.3 Successful Universities in the US
Offering eLearning Degrees
A partial list of successful universities offering eLearning
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3. University-Level eLearning
in ASEAN
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Vietnam
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3.1 University-Level eLearning
in Brunei Darussalam
• Universiti Brunei Darussalam established
in 1985, with the web (www.ubd.edu.bn)
• Offering Bachelor’s, Master’s and
Ph.D. degree programs
• Developing several eLearning projects
to support the existing classroom-based
programs
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www.ubd.edu.bn
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3.2 University-Level eLearning
in Cambodia
• Cambodia started university-level eLearning
in 2004
• The National Institute of Business with
the web (www.nib.edu.kh)
• Supported by Japan Overseas Development
Corporation (JODC)
• Providing eLearning Bachelor’s and Master’s
degrees in many fields
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University-Level eLearning
in Cambodia (Cont.)
• The ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
promotes education for all through distance
education and self-learning.
• University of Cambodia (www.uc.edu.kh)
offers eLearning and provides free email
account with wireless Internet access.
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www.uc.edu.kh
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3.3 University-Level eLearning
in Indonesia
• Many universities in Indonesia provide eLearning.
• Indonesian Open Learning University
with the web (www.ut.ac.id)
eLearning platforms available
such as calendar, forum, online tutorial, and etc.
• Trisakti university
(www.trisakti.ac.id)
already offered Master of Management
in eLearning mode.
In the process of preparation of other
eLearning degree programs.
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www.ut.ac.id
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3.4 University-Level eLearning
in Laos
• In August 2004, Kobe University in Japan and
Japan International Corporation Agency
(JICA) organized lectures on the topic of
“International Economics”
attended in interactive mode
by 120 students in Vientiane.
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University-Level eLearning
in Laos (Cont.)
• In March, 2005 the National University of Laos
with the Graduate School
of International Cooperation Studies
(GSICS) of Kobe, provided training
for junior tutors in the Faculty
of Economics and Management (FEM)
at the National University of Laos.
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www.nuol.edu.la
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3.5 University-Level eLearning
in Malaysia
• Many universities in Malaysia
are offering eLearning degree programs.
• University Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR)
was established in 1997 with the web
(www.unitar.edu.my)
as the first virtual or eLearning
university in ASEAN
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University-Level eLearning
in Malaysia (Cont.)
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The accredited degree programs are
Bachelor of Business Administration,
Bachelor of Information System,
Bachelor of Management,
Master of Business Administration,
Master of Information and Multimedia Tech,
Master of Information Technology
and Management.
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University-Level eLearning
in Malaysia (Cont.)
• The second virtual university in Malaysia
is the Multimedia University (www.mmu.edu.my)
established in 1999.
offering two accredited eLearning degree programs,
- Bachelor of Management,
- Bachelor of Business Administration
in Human Resource Management.
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University-Level eLearning
in Malaysia (Cont.)
• The third example of virtual university
in Malaysia is the University Technology MARA
(www.uitm.edu.my)
established in 1956.
- In 2005 it provides 3 satellite campuses,
12 branch campuses, 6 city campuses
and 25 franchise colleges.
- eLearning students in the faculty of
Business Management and Information Studies
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University-Level eLearning
in Malaysia (Cont.)
• The forth example is
the University Putra Malaysia
(www.upm.edu.my) established in 1931.
Providing eLearning with support of
Mahirnet (www.mahirnet.com)
with online tutorial
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University-Level eLearning
in Malaysia (Cont.)
• The fifth example in Malaysia is
the Open University Malaysia,
(www.unitem.edu.my) established in 2000.
providing degree programs delivered by using
Learning Management System (LMS).
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www.unitar.edu.my
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3.6 University-Level eLearning
in Myanmar
• Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
supported the eLearning Center
(www.yangon.com.mm)
- Offering preparatory materials on WBT
(eLearning system from WBT System Ltd.,
in Ireland) for IT engineer examination.
- There are 180 students
in MBA Program graduated
and may later be expanded in eLearning mode.
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www.yangon.com.mm
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3.7 University-Level eLearning
in Philippines
• Several universities in the Philippines have started
eLearning degree programs
• The first example is the
University of the Philippines Open University
(www.upou.org)
established in 1995.
- It has 30 learning centers.
- Online short courses available via the website.
- In November 2000, OPEN IVLE ,
a free version of “IVLE (Integrated Virtual Learning
Environment )” available
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University-Level eLearning
in Philippines (Cont.)
•The second example in the Philippines is
De La Salle University (www.dlsu.edu.ph),
a Catholic University founded in 1911.
• The Graduate School of Business offers
two modes of online courses.
- The first mode is mixed-mode
with face-to-face 8 times
and web-based 6 times
- The second mode is full online
where there is face-to-face for
orientation only.
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www.opou.org
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3.8 University-Level eLearning
in Singapore
• The first example is
the National university of Singapore
(www.nus.edu.sg),
the oldest university in Singapore.
- 13 faculties with over 30,000 students
and a Center for Instructional Technology (CIT)
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www.nus.edu.sg
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University-Level eLearning
in Singapore (Cont.)
• The second example is
Singapore Management University
(www.smu.edu.sg),
the first private university founded
in the year 2000 with about 3,000 students
- Offering Bachelor’s Degree and three Master’s
Degree programs.
- Providing “SMUConnect” portal for access to
class lists, lecture plans, discussion forum,
notifications, examination records, and etc.
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3.9 University-Level eLearning
in Vietnam
• There are many projects in eLearning supported
by the Ministry of Education and Training
(MoET) of Vietnam at (www.eLearning.com.vn.)
• The first example is Can Tho University,
founded in 1966 (www.ctu.edu.vn)
- Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. programs.
- Over 15,500 students at the university
with additional 14,500 at satellite centers.
- Some eLearning courses have been developed
and complete eLearning degree programs are
being planned.
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www.ctu.edu.vn
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4. University-Level eLearning
in Thailand
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
Assumption University Requested Permission
The First Draft of eLearning Law
Letters to the Prime Minister
Open Hearing
Meeting with Five Ministers
Publication of eLearning Degree in
the Royal Gazette
4.7 Assumption University is the First to Offer
Complete eLearning Degree
4.8 Eleven eLearning Degree Programs in 2006
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4.1 Assumption University
Requested Permission
September 23, 2002,
Prof. S. Charmonaman sent a letter
to the Minister of University Affairs,
asking for permission to set up eLearning
degree programs at Assumption University.
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Assumption University
Requested Permission (Cont.)
The University Council of Assumption
University approved the proposal from
Prof. Charmonman to establish
the College of Internet Distance Education
which is located at
Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center.
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Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center
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4.2 The First Draft of eLearning Law
Attached to the letter was the first draft
of the eLearning Law
written by Prof. Charmonman.
The law was needed in order to
make university-level eLearning
legal in Thailand.
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The First Draft of eLearning Law
(Cont.)
In the proposed law, many factors for successful
eLearning was given such as those shown below:
(1) The hardware must be of good quality with
sufficient back up.
(2) For peopleware, there must be top executives,
deans, program directors, content experts,
educational technology coordinators, educational
evaluation experts and facilitating instructors.
There must also be the Internet officers such as
system administrators, webmasters, help desk
personal, engineer and technician.
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The First Draft of eLearning Law
(Cont.)
(3) There must be Internet Engine offering online
programs linking network to support at least 100
users concurrently.
(4) Curriculum and content must be well designed.
(5) The network must be reliable
(Main server and Backup server,
provide 24 hours uninterrupted service)
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The First Draft of eLearning Law
(Cont.)
(6) Supporting Facilities
• Digital libraries. Students can search for more
information by using CD, DVD, Flash-drive
and Electronic libraries.
• High Speed and Links. At least 256 Kbps
high-speed Internet,
connecting to various servers
and backup servers.
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The First Draft of eLearning Law
(Cont.)
Supporting Facilities (Cont.)
• File Transfer and Data Exchange. Students can
transfer files and submit assignments online.
• Two-way Interactive media. Students can use
eBook tools, Podcasting tools, streaming
presentation tools and graphic animation tools.
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4.3 Letters to the Prime Minister
• September 15, 2003, Prof. Charmonman
sent a letter to the Prime Minister,
to speed up the eLearning law.
• March 14, 2005, Prof. Charmonman
sent the second letter to the Prime Minister,
that Cambodia was ahead of Thailand
in university-level eLearning
and we should pass the eLearning law to allow
Thailand to be ahead of Cambodia.
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4.4 Open Hearing
When Prof.Charmonman sent the letter to the
Minister of University Affairs
on September 23, 2002,
a committee was established
to consider the proposal. After more than one year
of several meetings, the modified version of the
law was ready for an open hearing.
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Open Hearing (Cont.)
November 26, 2003 open hearing
at Amari Hotel in Bangkok.
Prof. Dr. Charmonman in his capacity
as President of the Computer Association
of Thailand under the Royal Patronage
of HM the King was assigned to present
the law to the audiences in the morning
and chaired the discussions in the afternoon.
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4.5 Meeting with Five Ministers
After having sent the letter to the Minister of
University Affairs,
Rev.Bro.Dr. Prathip Martin Komolmas,
Rev.Bro.Dr. Bancha Saenghiran
and Prof. Dr. Charmonman requested
and were given permission to meet
with H.E. the Minister Suwajana Lippatapanlop.
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Meeting with Five Ministers (Cont.)
At that meeting, Prof. Charmonman
briefed the Minister on the purposes and the necessity
of the eLearning law. The Minister said he would
signed the document soon but he was transferred
before he could do it. Altogether, the Assumption
University team had
to seek help from five Ministers, namely,
H.E. Suwajana Lippatapanlop,
H.E. Pongpol Adireksarn,
H.E. Dr. Adisai Bodharamik,
H.E. Jaturon Chaisang,
H.E. Dr. Rung Keawdang.
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Meeting with Five Ministers (Cont.)
H.E. Dr. Rung Kaewdang, the Deputy Minister
of Education called a meeting of 40-50 persons
at Suan Dusit Rajabhat University on July 19, 2005.
Prof. Charmonman convinced the Minister and the
majority at the meeting that Assumption University
should be allowed to start eLearning degree
programs and share the experience with other
universities.
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4.6 Publication of eLearning Degree
in the Royal Gazette
After more than 3 years from the date
Prof. Charmonman submitted the request
to the Minister of University Affairs,
H.E. Chaturon Chaisang, the Minister of Education
signed the document to be published in
the Royal Gazette.
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Publication of eLearning Degree
in the Royal Gazette (Cont.)
Usually, it takes about four months from the date
of signature of the Minister to the date of publication
in the Royal Gazette.
Prof. Charmonman asked his friend to help and got it
done in about three weeks. The first eLearning
law of Thailand was published in the Royal Gazzette
on October 26, 2005 and became effective
on October 27, 2005.
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4.7 Assumption University is the First
to Offer Complete eLearning Degree
4.7.1 The Purpose of College of Internet Distance
Education
4.7.2 Three Top Educators of Thailand Heading
AU eLearning
4.7.3 World-Class Facilities for eLearning at AU
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4.7.1 The Purpose of College of
Internet Distance Education
 To serve the country by allowing those
interested in education the opportunity
to continue their studies conveniently,
no matter from where or when.
 To promote Life-Long Learning by using
the Internet.
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The Purpose of College of
Internet Distance Education (Cont.)
 To expand Assumption University from
traditional classroom-based education
to Internet-based distance education.
 To increase the number of students at
Assumption University from
about 18,000 persons in 2002
to about 100,000 persons later.
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4.7.2 Three Top Educators of
Thailand Heading AU eLearning
One of the most important factors
of success of any organization is its
top executives.
The three top eLearning executives
at Assumption University have been
bestowed the highest royal declaration,
namely, Knight Grand Cordon
(Special Class) of the Most Exalted
Order of the White Elephant.
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he Three Top Executives of the College of Internet
Distance Education
Prof.Dr. Srisakdi
Charmonman serving as
the Chief Execuitve Officer
(CEO)
Prof.Dr. Chaiyong
Brahmawong serving as
the Chief Technology
Officer (CTO)
Prof.Dr. Utumporn
Jamornmann serving as
the Chief Operating
Officer (COO)
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4.7.3 World-Class Facilities for
eLearning at AU
Assumption University has constructed
“Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center”,
www.scitbuilding.info,
the seat of the College of Internet Distance Education
with all kinds of facilities such as Network Operation
Center (NOC) with Diesel generator for electricity
backup, 408-Internet terminals in one room for
eExamination, VDO Conference room, web-based
courseware production center and TV and radio
courseware production center.
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www.scitbuilding.info
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4.8 Eleven eLearning Degree
Programs in 2006
The government of Thailand legalized
higher-education eLearning by publishing
the law in the Royal Gazzette in October 2005.
Assumption University became
the first to offer a complete degree program
in eLearning mode in January 2006.
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Eleven eLearning Degree
Programs in 2006 (Cont.)
Altogether, there will be at least 11 eLearning
degree programs available in Thailand
in the year 2006:
(1) January 2006. College of Internet Distance
Education, Assumption University. Master of
Science in Management.
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11 eLearning degree program
available in Thailand (Cont.)
(2) May 2006. College of Internet Distance
Education, Assumption University. Master
of Science in Information and Communication
Technology.
(3) May 2006. College of Internet Distance
Education, Assumption University. Doctor
of Philosophy in eLearning Methodology.
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11 eLearning degree program
available in Thailand (Cont.)
(4) June 2006. Faculty of Engineering,
Chulalongkorn University. Bachelor of
Science in Software Development.
(5) June 2006. Faculty of Engineering at
Kasetsart University. Bachelor of Industrial
Technology.
(6) June 2006. Faculty of Management and
Information Science, Naresuan University.
Bachelor of Business Administration
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in Tourism.
11 eLearning degree program
available in Thailand (Cont.)
(7) June 2006. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Chulalongkorn University. Master of Science
in Pharmacy Administration.
(8) June 2006. Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai
University. Master of Education in English
Language Teaching.
(9) June 2006. Faculty of Education, Silpakorn
University. Master of Arts in Knowledge
Management.
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11 eLearning degree program
available in Thailand (Cont.)
(10) June 2006. Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol
University. Master of Public Health Program.
(11) September 2006. College of Internet Distance
Education, Assumption University. Master of
Science in eLearning Methodology.
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5. Concluding Remarks
In November 2005, Sloan Consortium published
a report on eLearning in the US defining “Online
Learning” or “eLearning” as learning in which
the Internet is used in delivering 80-100%
of the content.
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Concluding Remarks (Cont.)
In 1967, ASEAN was established
in Bangkok with 5 member countries
and the other 5 countries joined later.
The author of this paper became a member
of eASEAN Task Force in 1999 and Chairman
of eASEAN Business Council in 2004.
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Concluding Remarks (Cont.)
He proposed to the ASEAN Ministers that
university-level eLearning be promoted to
upgrade the educational level of citizens
of the ten countries.
University–level eLearning in ASEAN
was started in 1997 by Malaysia in the form
of the first virtual university in ASEAN,
namely Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR).
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Concluding Remarks (Cont.)
By the year 2006, all member countries
of ASEAN have established university-level
eLearning degree programs, and Thailand
became the first in the world to offer Ph.D.
in eLearning Methodology. As a matter of
fact, in the year 2006, seven universities
in Thailand are offering eleven eLearning
degree programs.
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Thank you
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