E-learning offered in Malaysian universities: Pros and Cons from the students perspective


Nowadays, E-learning has become more and more popular in Malaysian universities due to the rapidly changing of technology. E-learning is a modern method of education where part of the learning experience takes place without the face to face communication between the lecturer and the students. The lecturers will use the technology devices to post up all their teaching materials to educate the students.


In Malaysia, there are some universities has begun to implement E-learning such as Universiti Malaya(UM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Open University Malaysia (OUM) and so on.


The persons that have impact the most by using the E-learning are the students. Hence, below are the pros and cons of E-learning from the students perspective.


Pros


Time flexibility
Students can learn anytime and anywhere but in the condition that they must have Internet access. They are not bound to a specific day/time to phisically attend classes. Therefore, they can adjust their time more effectively.



Convenience
Students do not need to travel to the campus to attend the class personally. By having the Internet access, they can download all the online education resources from the Internet. Besides, if they find difficulties on study, they can just drop an email to the lecturer. It is easy and convenient.


Capability to study at own pace
In traditional education setting, students always need to submit the assignments in a particular period of time in order to meet the set deadline. However, through E-learning, students can study whenever they are free. The online faculty will assign projects with a deadline and students can finish their projects at whatever time that they find feasible within that particular deadline.


Cons


Lack of face to face communication with the lecturer
Students find it difficult to understand the course well without the face to face communication with the lecturer. The lecturer may not understand the students' demands, interests and behaviors. Moreover, miscommunication can also be occured by using the email between the lecturer and the students. As a result, the learning progress of the students has been obstructed.


Lack of motivation
Students need to study and do their assignments by their own. They will not get any guidance from the lecturer easily when they are facing problems in their studies. They have to do all the work under unsupervision. Hence, the students will become lazy and have no motivation to study hard.


E-learning brings a lot of benefits for the students. However, there are some drawbacks that can limit the student's learning progress. Therefore, those limitations need to be solved in order to get better outcomes form E-learning.




~For more information, please visit to the following websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_learning
http://www.kst.utm.my/kst/download/eLearning%20Implementation%20in%20Malaysian%20Universities_the%20UTM%20Experience.pdf

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  1. LyChee Says:

    through e-learning, students could have master the computer skill too. But students have to have a good self-management, where they can control themselves to study, and not to play, have a well-balance study life.


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