Introduction to an Online Tertiary Sector

What is e-Learning and its scope?

e-Learning is a new tool which has the potential to enhance and support the traditional learning system and already it is became an integral part of the learning tools used by every education organizational.

e-Learning is not equal to distance learning.

Distance learning is equal to physical separation of the student with the instructor and classroom. e-Learning can be part of the classroom environment. e-Learning is commonly referred to the intentional use of the networked information and communications technology in teaching and learning. A number of other terms are also used to describe this mode of teaching and learning. They include:

• online learning
• virtual learning 
• distributed learning 
• network and web-sites learning 

They are referred to educational process that utilize information and communications technology to mediate asynchronous as well as synchronous learning and teaching activities. It also referred to slightly educational processes as such they cannot be used synonymously with the term e-Learning. It comprises a lot more than the four mode of teaching and learning.

(e = electronic)

e-Learning

e-Learning in Malaysia

* It have been introduced into public universities since 1996

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

* 1990s = Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mahathir bin Mohammad introduced the vision 2020

* 1996 = establishment of the Multimedia Super Corridor and the privation of tertiary education 

Vision 2020 by Mahathir Mohammad