New Era Learning and Online Instruction in Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

In education toward new era learning of Thailand, there has been the formulation of policies focusing especially on development of all aspects of human resource in order to respond to the rapidly and abruptly changes in information technology.  The importance is given to the application of technology to support instructional management both within and outside the classroom in order to enhance lifelong learning.  Furthermore, the development of education at present is in compliance with the Thailand 4.0 Policy emphasizing the development of the body of knowledge relevant to technological development in instructional management in accordance with the formulated policy.  As a result, the instruction at present has been adjusted from the traditional model to the online instruction model with the more efficient instructional management system.  Also, there is the integration of the normal classroom learning management with the online instruction management via the emphasis on the learning management procedure appropriate to the learners’ learning context in accordance with the provision of education for lifelong learning.  In this online instruction model, everybody can gain access to learning without limitation of place or time. 

Thus, the open instruction system for the mass is created, and becomes the concept of instructional management that enables the learners to gain the wide open access to the learning contents with the important components of instructional management developed from the more efficient online instruction context.  In the open instruction system for the mass, they have to take consideration of the development of the administration and management system, learning behaviors, methods and techniques of communication process, provision of learning environment, and learning evaluation that are appropriate for truly enhancing the efficient learning.