Thailand OERs and MOOCs Country Report

Prepared by

Associate Professor Dr. Jatip Nasongkhla

Assistant Professor Dr. Thapanee Thammetar

Dr. Shu-Hsiang (Ava) Chen

Miss Pimchanok Photipussa

ASEM Forum on Lifelong Learning, Bali, Indonesia, March 9-12 2015

ICT Policy in Thailand

IT 2000 IT2010 ICT202

0To utilize ICT to achieve economic prosperity & social equity

Toward to a “Knowledge-Based Society & Economy”

Moving to “Knowledge & Wisdom-Based Economy & Society”

From IT 2010 to ICT 2020 Framework

IT 2010 ICT 2020

Networked Readiness Index 2014

http://widgets.weforum.org/global-information-technology-report-2014/#

Measures on a scale from 1 (worst) to 7 (best), the performance of 148 economies in leveraging ICTs to boost competitiveness and well-being

Challenges of ICT Smart Thailand 2020

(1) Learning Paradigm

(2) Accessibili

ty(3)

Skills(4)

Content

Thai Qualifications Framework (TQF)

1. Knowledge2. Numerical analysis, communication, & IT

skills

3. Interpersonal Skills 4. Cognitive Skills

5. Ethics & Moral

Thai Higher Education Commission (HEC)’s mandates1. Formulate policy recommendations, higher education standards, higher education

development plans, and handle international education; 2. Devise criteria and guidelines for resources allocation, establishment of

higher education institutions and community colleges, and provide financial support

3. Coordinate and promote human resources development and student capabilities, including handicapped, disadvantaged, and talented students in higher education institutions, and coordinate and promote research activities for the generation of new knowledge to support the national development;

4. Monitor, inspect, and evaluate outcomes of higher education management as assigned by the Higher Education Commission, and compile data and information on higher education;

5. Serve as secretariat to the Higher Education Commission; and 6. Perform other functions as prescribed by and to carry out other tasks as assigned by

the Minister of Education or the Council of Ministers.

Thai Journey from e-Learning / Online Learning to MOOCs

Overview of Thai eLearning

Thai Cyber University as agency to connect universities and funding supported by Thai Higher Education Commissions (HEC) to provide content in terms of open life long learning & online Learning

•Chulalongkorn University, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Burapha University

•Walaiak University, Prince of Songkla University

•Khon Kaen University, Suranaree University of Technology

•Chiangmai University, Naresuan University

North North East

CentralSouth

Institutional Practices of e-LearningInstitutional

Implications - Teaching & Learning Online Supplementary Distance Learning, example

STOU (Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University)

Content Development By University Network Learning Management is operated

under TCU that provides online free enrollment and online activity

Initiative on MOOCs Ministry of Education Funds 195 millions to members of Thai University Network who is willing to

create and develop the open content (Issues – Focus on Content Development Only)

Institutional Initiation University Policy: University Social Responsibility (USR) Policy Educational Applications / Platforms Pedagogical Approaches

Teaching & Learning Initiative Students act as content producers coached by teachers / professors to create

online Blog and Wiki as perceived as the OERs and cMOOCs approach

Thai OERs & MOOCs PracticesGovernment

Name Description Content Format Pedagogy License Type URLCAI Studio A learning platform that provides an open

content and media at no cost. Interactive media Self-directed learning N/A http://www.caistudio.info

e-Learning Website

The preparation of the content of the e-learning system distance learning via satellite.

Video clip, power point, text based

Self-directed web-based learning

CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 Thailand

http://edltv.thai.net/

Field Trip An open platform of virtual tour learning. Lesson plan, images, map, panorama, video, text based, games

Self-directed learning CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 http://fieldtrip.ipst.ac.th/

SciMath SciMath aims to provide learning materials in science and mathematics for teachers, students, parents, and individuals.

Video, Audio podcast, Journal, Text based

Self-directed learning Copyright http://www.scimath.org/

South eLearning Project

An eLearning Project that create by southern part of Thailand, which intend to provide an open content to its target learners.

Class presentation, test & quizzes, text based, e-learning

Self-directed learning N/A http://south.psu.ac.th/

Thailand Cyber University (TCU)

TCU, funded by the Commission of Higher Education, Ministry of Education in Thailand, aims to support cooperation and collaboration among universities in order to promote and support online distance education (e-Learning) in Thailand. Presently, TCU is offering over 800 freely available course on the website.

Video on demand, Multimedia, Interactive

Self-directed web-based learning

N/A http://www.thaicyberu.go.th/

Thailand Open Source e-Learning System: Open Courseware  

A platform of open courseware, a collaboration project of Electricity, NECTEC, and NSTDA in the subject area of (1) computer & technology, (2) technical school, (3) variety school, (4) word processing software, (5) web technology & web language, (6) presentation software, (7) spreadsheet software, (8) curriculum introduction, (9) e-Learning, (10) multimedia e-book, (11) graphics & multimedia, (12) flash, (13) opensource software (OSS) & freeware, and (14) openoffice.  

Web tutorial, Text based Self-based web-based online learning.

GNU GPL: Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. 

http://www.learnsquare.com/ 

Malay Teaching Platform

A teaching learning platform that is a collaborative project among NECTEC, border patrol police, offices, and education centers outside of school.

Video clip, power point, text based

Self-directed learning N/A http://malayu.nectec.or.th/

NETCET – Karen

A website provides open learning content for Karen, which is a collaborative project between NECTEC and Border Patrol Police.

Lesson plan, images, map, panorama, video, text based, games

Self-directed learning N/A http://karen.nectec.or.th/karen_index.php

Thai OERs & MOOCs PracticesNGO

Name Description Content Format Pedagogy License Type URLKrua Baan Pim A website that provide an open content

on the cooking receipt of Thai cuisine. This is an OER development from private sector that receives the revenue from advertising.

Video clip, text based Self-directed learning & Web-based learning

CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 Thailand

http://www.pim.in.th/

trueplookpanya

A open TV channel that focuses on the subject areas of (1) Early Childhood: Children knowledge/ People and the environment/ Natural Environment/ Learning about environment, (2) Primary and Secondary school: Thai language/ Mathmatic/ Science/ Social Study/ Health and Physical Education/ Arts/ Career and Technology/ Foreign Language, and (3) Learning activities: Scout and Girl Guide/ Out-of-Class learning activities/Non-formal Materials for Developing.  

Video based, test, quizzes, audio podcast, images

Self-directed learning & Web-based learning

CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 Thailand

http://www.trueplookpanya.com

Thai OERs & MOOCs PracticesInstitutions

Name Description Content Format Pedagogy License Type URLChiang Mai University (CMU online)

CMU's initiative on OpenCourseWare and OER (with some of free courseware, learning objects, and video lectures), additionally free download games as part of innovative OCW.

e-Learning 

Self-directed learning & Web-based learning

Copyright under university intellectual property  

https://elearning.cmu.ac.th/

Open Learning University Network (OLUN)

An open content and open online course that was developed by Innovative Educational Technology Research Center (iNET), Faculty of Education at Chulalongkorn University under concept of university network.

Video clip, PDF, PPT, Case study, Collaborative learning, project, discussion, role playing

Copyright http://olun.cu-inet.org

OpenLearn System A system that modified from Moodle was developed by Innovative Educational Technology Research Center (iNET), Faculty of Education at Chulalongkorn University. The OpenLearn System consists of lecture archives that were opened to public under Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) or Video on Demand (VOD) system. Along with this attempt, Wikipedia of Education in four areas of (1) Curriculum and Technology, (2) Educational Policies Studies, (3) Arts & Music, and as well as (4) Research and Psychology were made openly available to teachers and educators.

Video Clip, PDF, PPT. Self-directed learning CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 Thailand 

NA

Sripatum University (Sripatum e-Learning)

SPU is now into new era of its elearning process since 2009 when the Office of Online Education (OOE) was established. SUP-OER employs a simple concept, which is to provide an alternative free education for personalized study and lifelong learning. SPU-OER enables anytimes and anywhere self-study with the need of internet connection and basic computer equipment. SPU-OER is offering about one thousand freely available courseware in various areas on SPU Moodel LMS and through quality online services from the partners such as Thailand Cyber University (TCU).

e-Learning Self-directed learning & Web-based learning

Copyright under university intellectual property

http://elearning.spu.ac.th/

Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University

Open textbook in Thai language and eLearning course that initiate as institutional level.

e-Learning Self-directed learning & Web-based learning

Copyright under university intellectual property  

http://www.stou.ac.th/Eng/

MOOCs in ThailandMajor MOOC Providers

Coursera (NA) Coursesite (NA)edX (NA)Future Learn (NA)

iTune U• Assumption University • Chulalongkorn University • Khon Kaen University • Rangsit University• Sripatum University • University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce

Open Education Consortium (NA)Openuped (NA)TedTalk• Thai Translator • TedxChiangMai

Youtube• Thai MOOC / University Network

Issues & Future Direction - Repurpose

Open Learnin

g• Shift paradigm of Learning to Connectivist

approach

Open Content

• What content should be included & How does it define, evaluate, & validate, and How will be the 5Rs (retain, reuse, revise, remix, redistribute) applied?

Distance Educatio

n Backbon

e

• Curriculum-based & Economic Development?

Thank you! ASEM Forum on Lifelong Learning, Bali, Indonesia, March 9-12 2015