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courseware, online or e-Learning teaching courses for primary schools in Malaysia
(Jung, ibid.). Two such examples include KDEB Anzagain, a private company that
develops and supplies courseware to the MOE; and e-Learn Dot Com, that provides
software for primary web-based learning system, multimedia teaching solutions, as
well as thematic learning software for children and materials for schools and kindergartens
in various subjects.
While there has been significant growth in this area, corporate e-Learning has yet
to truly take off in Malaysia, with many parties still preferring the traditional approach
of face-to-face sessions (Rozana Sani, 2004). However, as the country searches for
flexible, cost-effective access to lifelong learning, primarily for working adults, corporate
e-Learning could provide the solution needed to close the gaps in terms of skills
and demographics of Malaysia’s society.
Chapter 5
5.1 Introduction
Typical E-learning in Lifelong
Learning: Malaysian Initiatives
The first part of this chapter will deal with formal and non-formal examples of
e-Learning in lifelong learning initiatives in Malaysia. In line with the concepts introduced
in Chapter 2, formal examples will be taken to include programmes and
courses conducted by designated educational institutions that utilise e-Learning and
are aimed at award of official qualification and certification. Frequently, these instances
have specific target groups and in the case of higher education institutions,
represent the learning pathways for working adults. Non-formal examples will focus
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