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

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The open-ended responses yielded a few salient points regarding content<strong>readiness</strong>. A few respondents mentioned the necessity of having E-<strong>learning</strong> content in Malay or languages other than English so that it couldreach more people. Others asked for the language to be made simple sothat it would be easy to understand, and be useful to students, withoutcompromising on quality. One stressed on the importance of providingappropriate guidelines on how to access the Internet. Some learnersexpressed their dissatisfaction over matters related to the content. One ofthem was unhappy with the fact that reading materials in the e-librarywere insufficient and that they did not cover all areas.TABLE 63. Receivers’ Perception of Content ReadinessYes No MissingDescriptionn n value(%) (%) n(%)There is a variety of E- 3763 706 156<strong>learning</strong> materials for me (81.4) (15.3) (3.4)to choose fromTotalN(%)4625(100)Content for E-<strong>learning</strong> isavailable3543(76.6)913(19.7)169(3.7)4625(100)Content for E-<strong>learning</strong> isappropriate for my needs3267(70.6)1172(25.3)186(4.0)4625(100)Content for E-<strong>learning</strong> isuseful3969(85.8)475(10.3)181(3.9)4625(100)Content for E-<strong>learning</strong> ismeaningful3787(81.9)619(13.4)219(4.7)4625(100)There is adequate onlinecontent support (e.g.library, tutorials, e-discussions)3074(66.5)1357(29.3)194(4.2)4625(100)The course provides theopportunity for learnersto discuss and workcollaboratively onprojects3425(74.1)920(19.9)280(6.1)4625(100)Joint Study by MEWC and OUM 80

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