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Figure 1 Under the administration structure, STOU has 12 schools
STOU Organizational Structure (As of March and another 11 supported offices as shown in Figure 1. In
2021) addition to the main campus which located in Nonthaburi
Province, there are another ten Regional Distance Education
Centers located in every region throughout the country as
indicated in Figure 2. The centers are supposed to be an
administrative and learning support to engage all learners
in local areas.

Distance Learning System
Teaching and Learning System. STOU employs multi-media
distance learning system which is composed of main and
supplementary media. From the beginning, STOU focuses
on printed-based. The main media are text-books, work-
books and study guide while supplementary media are radio
programs, television programs, tape records, and tutoring
programs. At present with the progress of media and
technology, STOU has introduced computer-based distance
learning parallel with the printed-based, including E-learning,
M-learning, Video on Demand, Video Conferencing,
Computer Conferencing, Computer-Based Instructions,
Web-Based Instruction, and Face-to-Face Interaction.

Figure 2
Ten Regional Distance Education Centers

Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU)