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This article has three important objectives. (1) To inform readers about classic and contemporary learning theories (2) To give readers a glimpse on learning managementdirection using various conceptual frameworks and (3) To present readers with information about evolutionary concepts explaining human learning mechanisms that are considered complicated to understand. The body of knowledge in this article was synthesized from books and journal articles focusing on learning theories. The article begins with a short prologue of education, outlining learning. The following part of the article presents learning theories classified in two sections: classical and contemporary learning theories. Classical theories of learning include Bloom’s taxonomy, Connectionism Theory, Operant Conditioning Learning Theory, Cognitive Development Theory, and Social Cognitive Learning Theory. Contemporary Theories of Learninginclude Visible Learning Theory, Discovery Learning and Representation Theory, Social Theory of Learning, Multiple-Intelligences Theory, Sociocultural Theory, and Affective Dimensions of Learning Theory. The final part of the article sheds light on possible trends of education and research of learning in the future.

This article is delivered to the readers with three important objectives: (1) to enhance understanding of online counseling in terms of meaning, historical background, categories and components ; (2) to present the advantages and limitations of online counseling, and (3) to inform readers of the results of recent online counseling research studies in order to shed light on trends or directions of current and future research in this stream of social, economic, political, catastrophic volatilityand COVID-19 pandemic. The authors synthesized the body of knowledge from books, textbooks, documents and relevant research integrating with personal experiences in conducting online counseling research. At the beginning of this article, the authors present important content of online counseling. More information on advantages and limitations of online counseling are detailed at the middle of the article. In the final part, the authors show an example of online counseling research to guide readers including psychologists, mental health providers, and psychiatric practitioners with information for further personal improvement in order to gain readiness for online services. This article will also be beneficial to individuals with stress and anxiety who are seeking initial help. They can use this primary information to aid the decision for obtaining online psychological services to alleviate mental health issues and continue further treatment process in a medical care unit.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many mental health difficulties in university students. However, with the assistance of online counseling (OC), students can now conveniently access support for psychological problems. The study's aims were 1) to investigate counselees' attitudes towards OC at the Psychology Excellence Center (PEC) at Thailand's Mahasarakham University; 2) to compare their attitudes towards OC, categorized by gender, academic year, GPAs, faculty, previous face-to-face counseling (FFC), and OC frequency; and 3) to study the of counselees' experiences towards OC during the pandemic. An explanatory sequential mixed method was used with two groups of participants. The two groups comprised 131 (122 and 9) total counselees who received OC services from the university's PEC. The results showed that the counselees' attitudes towards OC were positive. Also, there was no statistically significant difference in the counselees' attitudes toward OC when categorizing them by gender, academic years, GPAs, faculty, previous FFC experiences, or the frequency of OC. In-depth interviews revealed that participants preferred counseling to FFC and OC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]