Exploring MOOCs That Promote Innovative Public Services

Masami Yoshida, Anuchai Theeraroungchaisri, Thapanee Thammetar and Jintavee Khlaisang
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Masami Yoshida: The Faculty of Education, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi, Inage, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
Anuchai Theeraroungchaisri: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Thapanee Thammetar: Faculty of Education, Silpakorn University, 6 Rajamankha Nai Road, Amphoe Muang, Nakhon Pathom 73000, Thailand
Jintavee Khlaisang: Educational Intervention and Innovation Research Unit, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-13

Abstract: The promotion and dissemination of a government’s basic policy are essential to implement innovative public services to establish sustainable country development and to ensure that the benefits are shared among citizens. This study focused on the MOOCs project in Thailand, and five courses were selected for exploration. Qualitative content analysis and sentiment analysis were applied to understand how information and communications technology in government services was promoted in the courses. These methods also explained the differences in the content of each course. It turned out that the strategy of improving service quality was the most-emphasized strategy in courses with an explanation of positive sentiment. The number of users who received a positive explanation of improving service quality was estimated at 711 and rated as a satisfactory result. The result of the qualitative content analysis was assembled into groups that could reveal the government’s pleiotropic orientation in their work on basic policy. All of these groups are involved in the international criteria for a government’s digital transformation, and other activities have also been highlighted as future challenges. The possibility of using MOOCs for policy promotion and education is suggested to bridge the gap between Thailand and other countries.

Keywords: public services; MOOCs; sentiment analysis; sustainable country development; qualitative content analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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