creators_name: Zoraini Wati Abas, 
type: article
datestamp: 2011-07-25 00:43:39
lastmod: 2011-12-12 01:48:03
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title: E-Learning in Malaysia: Moving Forward in Open Distance Learning
ispublished: pub
subjects: LB2300
subjects: LC5800
full_text_status: none
abstract: Many higher education institutions have embarked on e-learning as a means to support their learning and teaching activities. In distance learning institutions, e-learning has enabled them to reach out to students dispersed over a wide geographical area, locally and internationally. In some countries, e-learning has also given students the opportunity to pursue further education from wherever they are irrespective of time and place. Malaysian higher educational institutions have generally been keen on e-learning. However, it is in the distance learning institutions such as the Wawasan Open University and Open University Malaysia, where e-learning has thrived and has been utilized for both pedagogical and administrative support. For example, by early 2009, the latter had an enrollment of over 78,000 students. Growing from a mere 753 students in 2001, the university's e-learning implementation, which is part of its blended learning pedagogy, is considered a huge success story. This article will outline Malaysia's e-learning scenario in general and highlight the success of e-learning in the country's first open and distance learning institution. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT] 
date: 2009
date_type: published
publication: International Journal on ELearning
volume: 8
number: 4
publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
pagerange: 527
refereed: TRUE
issn: 15372456
citation:   Zoraini Wati Abas,   (2009) E-Learning in Malaysia: Moving Forward in Open Distance Learning.  International Journal on ELearning, 8 (4).  p. 527.  ISSN 15372456