Resumen de Universtity-Level e-Learning in ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN was established in 1967 in Bangkok. The ASEAN region has a population of about 500 million with a total area of about 4.5 million square kilometers, a combined gross domestic product of over US$ 730 billion and a total trade of over US$ 720 billion. On the ICT-related side, ASEAN formed a high-level e-ASEAN Task Force with two members from each of the ten countries, one member from the public sector and the other from the private sector. The author of this paper was appointed the private sector member from Thailand. Later, the e-ASEAN Task Force concluded its tasks and the e-ASEAN Business Council was established. The author of this paper was appointed the Chairman of the e-ASEAN Business Council at the first meeting in Bangkok in the year 2004. He proposed that to promote development and free flow of skilled personnel in ASEAN, eLearning degree programs should be promoted. He was assigned to survey eLearning degree programs in ASEAN and this paper presents the finding for Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam with a recommendation for cross accreditation.
