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

Where point of access is concerned, the majority of the receivers (62.1percent) did not indicate a preference for a single point of access. Only33.5 percent said that they preferred a single point of access for local E-learning content (see Table 60).When the receivers were asked to predict how E-learning would be usedin the future, 78.7 percent of them agreed that training for every job onearth will be available on the Internet and only 19.2 percent disagreed (seeTable 61).TABLE 60. Preference for Single Point of Access for Local E-learningContentDescriptionFrequency(N = 4625)Percentage(%)Yes 1550 33.5No 2874 62.1Missing value 201 4.3Total 4625 100.0TABLE 61. Predicted Use of E-learningDescriptionYesn(%)Non(%)Missingvaluen(%)TotalN(%)One day, training for everyjob on earth will be availableon the Internet3638(78.7)887(19.2)100(2.2)4625(100)5.2 Patterns of ReadinessTable 62 displays the number of receivers who responded to this sectionof the questionnaire. In this section, ten items that deal with the receivers’general perception of E-learning were asked. Overall, the receiversresponded positively to all the items. The majority of them (89 percent)indicated that they were willing to make time for E-learning. About 83.5percent perceived themselves as able to manage their time for E-learningand about 80.2 percent responded that they could discipline themselves tofollow E-learning courses. The high percentages of responses reflect thatthe receivers were positive towards E-learning.In relation to the support given by their family members, 3,889 (84.1percent) of the receivers felt that their family was supportive and only afew (13.6 percent) responded that their family was not supportive of E-learning. A majority of the receivers, 3,869 or 83.7 percent felt that inJoint Study by MEWC and OUM 77