Remote Learning as a Strategic Model in the Face of the COVID-19 Crisis: Documentary Research
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remote learning, sustainability, digitalization, strategic model, COVID-19 crisisAbstract
The objective of this research is to analyze the strategic model of remote learning fostered by Thai universities representing how COVID-19 has transformed remote learning into the only approach to meet the national measures of public health protection and to boost consecutively in education programs. Two scenarios are compared before and during the outbreak, in order to identify the best practice that can be adopted by Thai universities to leverage their digital supply and rival in an international context. After a context was generally analyzed to highlight the advantages and challenges pertaining to remote learning, the case of the Thai university systems was analyzed. Documentary analysis was also used to analyze the data, focusing on what Thai universities revealed through their related documents, official websites, as well as all genres of communication on digital strategies. Then, they were qualitatively analyzed to identify what sorts of platforms have been combined to ensure educational quality. The research findings highlight the resilience of Thai universities, able to respond and to re-organize themselves in a short period of time. The results of the outbreak are likely to strengthen Thai universities, able to amalgamate educational quality with the potential of technological advancement and to strive for the high standards demonstrated at the international level.
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