INTRODUCTION TO AN ONLINE  TERTIARY SECTOR

HISTORY OF E-LEARNING

E-learning strategies have been introduced into public universities since 1996.

The 1990s were a period of considerable economic and educational change in Malaysia.

1990s = Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad introduced Vision 2020.

1996 = Establishment of the Multimedia Super Corridor and the privatization of tertiary education.

All these initiatives were interconnected. The Malaysian educational sector appears to have been revolutionized during the decade beginning in 1996.

Since then, E-learning is introduced widely and is encouraged to be implemented in organizations and education.

DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF E-LEARNING

As the letter “e” in e-learning stands for the word “electronic”, e-learning would incorporate all educational activities that are carried out by individuals or groups working online or offline.

E-learning is generally referred to the intentional use of networked information and communications technology in teaching and learning.

There are many of terms that always used to describe this mode of teaching and learning which are online learning, virtual learning, distributed learning, network and web- based learning.

E-Learning is a learning process that is facilitated and enhanced by using digital tools such as CD-ROMs, video conferencing, websites and e-mail where the content and instruction is delivered electronically. There are the examples of e-learning that has been practice:

Advantage of e-learning

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