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

to the Internet as well as, bandwidth of Internet access. This is supportedby the statement below:“technology is ever changing. New tools and products arecreated and built within a short span of time. Hence E-learning capability to cope with these rapid technologicalchanges should be in sync with their enthusiastic search forknowledge”The second issue observed from the responses to open-ended questionwas that receivers requested hands-on or practical training beforeembarking on E-learning programmes. That technical assistance shouldavailable to assist them is supported by the statements below:“Give practical training to students just before starting theE-learning programmme”“The infrastructure of E-learning and backups on technicalshould be available all day”Environment ReadinessTABLE 65. Receivers’ Perceptions of Environment ReadinessDescriptionYesn(%)Non(%)Missingvaluen(%)TotalN(%)Government policies havemade me interested in E-learning3235(69.9)1220(26.4)170(3.7)4625(100)Mass media has createdpublic awareness in E-learning3492(75.5)964(20.8)169(3.7)4625(100)Receivers’ perception of environment readiness was also determined inthis section. About two thirds of receivers (3,235 or 69.9 percent) agreedthat government policies ignited their interest in E-learning while 1,220(26.4 percent) disagreed. A majority of the receivers (75.5 percent) agreedthat the mass media played an important role in creating publicawareness in E-learning and only 964 (20.8 percent) of the receiversdisagreed with this statement (see Table 65). The open ended responsesshowed that the majority of the receivers want the mass media to play agreater role in promoting E-learning. That E-learning needs to bestrategically publicised is supported by the responses below:“Give more information about E-learning through the massmedia”Joint Study by MEWC and OUM 82