title: Towards Excellence in Higher Education –The Experience of   Open University Malaysia (OUM)   
creator: Chiam , Chooi Chea 
creator: Lim, Tick-Meng 
creator: Norbaini Abdul Halim , 
creator: Nur Azlin Omar, 
subject: LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
description: With the advancement in communication technology via the Internet and World Wide Web,   attention has been drawn to Open Distance Learning  (ODL) as an alternative mode for   teaching and learning.  In Malaysia, OUM is well acknowledged as the pioneer for ODL   education.  OUM has placed great effort in leveraging ICT aimed at making higher education   more accessible and affordable across the country.   This paper will discuss how OUM has   contributed towards the democratisation of higher education in Malaysia.  The paper will also   examine OUM’s delivery of online teaching and learning using the My Virtual Learning   Environment (MyVLE). 
date: 2011-02
type: Conference or Workshop Item
type: PeerReviewed
format: text
identifier: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/568/1/SCDL_CONFERENCE_2011__FULL_PAPER_.pdf
identifier:   Chiam , Chooi Chea  and Lim, Tick-Meng  and Norbaini Abdul Halim ,  and Nur Azlin Omar,   (2011) Towards Excellence in Higher Education –The Experience of Open University Malaysia (OUM).  In: Symbiosis International Conference on Open & Distance Learning, 21-23 Feb 2011, Pune, India.    (Submitted)  
relation: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/568/