creators_name: Kaur, Abtar, Assoc Prof Dr 
creators_name: Hairudin, Harun, Prof Dr 
type: article
datestamp: 2009-01-05 06:11:04
lastmod: 2013-05-15 03:58:55
metadata_visibility: show
corp_creators: Open University Malaysia (OUM)
title: Effectiveness of online discussion forum at Open University Malaysia (OUM) 
ispublished: pub
subjects: LC5201
subjects: LG
full_text_status: public
keywords: Distance education ; online discussion ; computer-assisted instruction ; Internet in education
abstract: Open and Distance Learning (OOL) is a concept that has received high praise, both
within and outside academia. It has been praised for the flexibility it can offer learners in
enabling them to fit their academic pursuits around their work and family obligations.
ODL offers students considerable benefits, including increased access to learning.
lifelong learning opportunities and convenience of time and place (St. Pierre, 1998). The
contract between tutor and learner, whether in an actual classroom or virtual, requires that the learner be taught, assessed. given guidance and prepared for examinations. This must be accomplished by two-way communication. Learning may be undertaken eitherindividually or in groups; in either case, it is accomplished in the physical absence of the teacher during an online forum in ODL. Opcn and Distance teaching materials are provided to learners in the fonn of modules and e-material where they are structured in ways that facilitate learning at a distance.
date: 2004
date_type: submitted
publication: A study funded by Open University Malaysia (OUM)
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Kaur, Abtar, Assoc Prof Dr  and Hairudin, Harun, Prof Dr   (2004) Effectiveness of online discussion forum at Open University Malaysia (OUM).  A study funded by Open University Malaysia (OUM).       
document_url: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/58/1/Effectiveness_Of_Online_Discussion_Forum.pdf