Thailand Cyber University was founded in 2005 by the Office of Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Education to promote online distance education in Thailand. It aims to establish an e-learning consortium of Thai universities to share resources and provide online programs. Key strategies include sharing courses and resources among member universities, expanding educational opportunities through distance learning, and enhancing quality through research and guidelines. The university has over 26 member institutions and offers several degree programs online to over 40,000 students. It conducts research to improve online learning models, delivery systems, and professional development.

1. Thailand Cyber University
Anuchai Theeraroungchaisri, Ph.D.
Deputy Director of Thailand Cyber University
Commission on Higher Education,
Ministry of Education, Thailand
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chulalongkorn Unviersity
anuchai@gmail.com

2. MOE
Office of Educational
Office of Permanent
Council
Secretary
VOCATIONAL Education
Office of BASIC commission
Education commission (Vocational training and skill for workforce)
(Primary – Secondary level)
Commission on
HIGHER Education
(University and Continuing education)
Inter-University Thailand Cyber
Network University
- Utilize IT Infrastructure to promote
- IT Infrastructure effectiveness education via online
- Tele-Education distance education
- R&D on IT Network - Create coordination network among
(founded 1996) local universities to minimize investment
- R&D in online distance education
(founded 2005)

3. Thailand Cyber University
Founded by The Office of Higher Education
Commission (OHEC),
Ministry of Education to be…
“The central body of cooperative activities
among universities to promote and support
online distance education (e-Learning)
in Thailand”

4. Thailand Cyber University Missions
• Grow up Thai University e-learning
consortium
• Support all Thai University to provide
online distance education
• Research and development in e-learning
including Quality guideline Quality
assurance

5. Thailand Cyber University and 3 Strategies
for Thailand higher education crisis
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Research and development in
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Changing higher education Raise the quality level of
paradigm higher education

6. The e-learning consortium of all Thai universities
Co-operation for new
Sharing human and
and rare resources
educational resources
curriculum
Credit bank and credit Raise the quality level of
Multi-disciplinary
transfer higher education
curriculum
Extended Higher Education Opportunities for Thai People and Alls

7. Strategy 1
Purpose: To create a cooperation network among university members for
sharing human resources, educational resources to minimize the investment to
be an efficient and cost-effective educational management environment
Degree Sharable
program Courseware
Creating academic cooperation Providing budget for
with existing universities courseware development
25 public universities
Diploma
2 private universities
Program
Cooperation network
among local and international
Thai Library network
universities (ThaiLIS)
Participating in
international networks Support the sharing
of educational resources
NIME, Japan
MIT Opencourseware
Gwangju-Jeonnam University Developing a distance education
Learning Management system (LMS) Repositories of
Educational learning
resources

8. Bachelor and Master Degree Program
Chulalongkorn University
• Master of Sciences in Social and
Administrative Pharmacy
(International Program)
Naresuan University
• Bachelor of Business Administration
in Tourism

9. Thailand Learning Resources Repository Network
Institute for Promoting (Phase I)
Teaching Science and
Technology
Office of Basic Education
Commission on
Higher Education
Computer and IT content
Ministry of Sciences
and Technology Non formal Education
Commission

10. Strategy 2
Purpose: To expand educational opportunities and support continuing education
Teleconference system Server and Network
Developing Information
Technology Infrastructure
Thai Library Providing Distance Education Cooperation with
network (ThaiLIS) via Thailand Information Private network
Network System
Investing on digital
learning resources portal
Local digital content
collection

11. Strategy 3
Purpose: To enhance and ensure quality of distance education via Thailand’s
information network system
Quality guideline for Quality Assurance
teaching and learning in System
distance education Research
Projects
Educationa leader
development Research and development of Quality guideline for
programme quality guideline and quality Design and
assurance system development of
educational
Capacity building courseware
Programme for distance
education professional
Teachers increase
skills in distance
education

12. University
Institutional level
policy management
curricular Factors effect E- Courseware Production
Learning in
University ICT Infrastructure Support Training
Attitude Competency Help desk
Motivation Lecturers Content / courseware
education paradigm
students

13. MOE / CHE
National level
University 1 University 2
Thailand Public and
University 3 Private University University 6
University 4
University 5

14. MOE / CHE
National level
Office for National Education
Standards and Quality Assessment
QA
Teacher Council QA Guideline
Teacher community National LO Repository
Thailand Cyber University
Research / Information services Training/Support
Trainer Training / Consortium body the trainer
University
Guideline / Standard
Institutional level
policy management
curricula Courseware Production
E-Learning in
ICT Infrastructure Support Training
University Help desk
Attitude Competency
Motivation Lecturers Content / courseware
education paradigm
students

15. Thailand Cyber University
July 2008
• 26 public and private universities joined
• More than 400 contents/courses
• More than 16 programs (certificate / bachelor degree /
master degree)
• More than 2,463 teachers joined to create content and
teach for some courses
• More than 41,855 students joined to learn both self-pace
or collaborative mode

16. Thailand Cyber University
Some of TCU research projects
• Effectiveness of online distance learning
– Online learning model for Bachelor degree program
– Online learning model for Master degree program
– Game-based learning platform
• Delivery system for online distance learning
– National learning management system
– Long range wireless network in rural area (join with NTT-AT, MICT,
UniNET, Chiba University)
– Content delivery network
• Content / Courseware development
– Scorm-based courseware development model (join with IPST)
– Usability study lab
– National learning resources repository network

17. Thailand Cyber University
Some of TCU research projects
• Professional development
– e-Learning professional competencies
• Accreditation and Quality assurance
– Quality assurance guideline
– Accreditation guideline

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