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Friday, May 2, 2014

E-Learning

E-LEARNING


What is E-Learning?
- The online delivery of information for purpose of education, training, or knowledge management.

What are the benefits of E-Learning?
- Time reduction
- Large volume and diversity
- Cost reduction
- Higher content retention
- Flexibility - 24/7 from anywhere
- Updated and consistent material
- Fear-free environment


What are the challenges of E-Learning?
- Need for instructor retraining
- Equipment needs and support services
- Lack of face-to-face interaction and campus life
- Assessment - how to submit? where to submit? how to assess?
- Maintenance and updating - it is not easy to updating materials online.
- Protection of intellectual property - can i claim this is my own notes?
- Computer literacy
- Student retention


E-LEARNING FAILURES ATTRIBUTED TO
Believing that e-learning is always a cheaper learning or training alternative
Overestimating what e-learning can accomplish
Overlooking the shortcomings of self-study
Failing to look beyond the course paradigms
Viewing content as a commodity
Ignoring technology tools for e-learning or fixating too much on technology as a solution
Assuming that learned knowledge will be applied
Believing that because e-learning has been implemented, employees and students will use it


E-Learning in Malaysia?
examples:
   - http://elearning.utm.my/
   - http://www.ezlearning.my/
   - http://elearningmalaysia.blogspot.com/




(Ref 1: Electronic Commerce 2012; Efraim Turban; Pearson; Seventh Edition)