Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to study the elements of distance teaching and learning forms or curricula via internet network systems for the Bachelor of Music Arts degree in Higher Education Institutions in Thailand. The researchers have studied distance teaching and learning forms by way of collecting documents and related research in order to analyze and synthesize the elements of distance learning forms by means of the principles and theories associated with such forms via the internet network systems, particularly with regard to the concepts of distance teaching and learning forms for the Bachelor of Music Arts degree in Thai higher education institutions, and the principles and concepts of research and development as they relate to teaching and learning forms, the contexts of teaching and learning music programs in Thai higher education institutions, and the criteria for introducing a distance learning curriculum. The study finds that distance learning forms via the internet network consist of a number of inputs that influence achievement. These are as follows: 1) instructors, 2) learners, 3) contributing factors, 4) teaching and learning environments, 5) teaching and learning activities, 6) teaching and learning technologies, and 7) Music Arts curricula.

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