e-learning readiness - Asia Pacific Region - Open University Malaysia

The respondents came from various types of residential areas. About halfof the receivers (59.5 percent) stated that they normally resided in towns,while about 27 percent stated that they lived in cities, and the remaining12.7 percent claimed they stayed in rural areas. The complete tabulationof data on the receivers’ place of permanent residence is presented inTable 46.TABLE 46. Receivers’ Place of Permanent ResidencePlaceFrequency(N = 4625)Percentage(%)City 1250 27.0Town 2753 59.5Rural areas 589 12.7Missing value 33 0.7Total 4625 100.0As to where they were studying, the majority of the learners and traineeswho were involved in the study stated that they were enrolled in publiccolleges or universities. They made up 66.2 percent of the totalpopulation. About one third of the population (31.3 percent) wereenrolled in private colleges or public universities. Only 1.1 percent wereenrolled in training institutes and 0.6 from other types of institutions (seeTable 47).TABLE 47. Organisation Enrolment/AttendanceInstitutionFrequency(N = 4625)Percentage(%)Private college/university 1447 31.3Public college/university 3064 66.2Training institute 52 1.1Others 27 0.6Missing value 35 0.7Total 4625 100.0Out of 4,625 learners and trainees who responded to the questionnaire,the majority (63.8 percent) was pursuing a Bachelor Degree, and 25.1percent were enrolled in a certificate/pre-University/Diploma programme.There were only 5.1 percent of receivers who were pursuing a Master’sDegree, and a small percentage of receivers were in a PhD programme.Joint Study by MEWC and OUM 71