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)

  

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