INTRODUCTION TO AN ONLINE TERTIARY SECTOR

assalamu'alaikum...

I'm new in this field of IT learning and perhaps together, our knowledge will increase. insyaallah =D. first and foremost, have u ever heard of ONLINE TERTIARY LEARNING or E-LEARNING of TERTIARY LEVEL? 

History : 

E-learning is introduced widely and is encouraged to be implemented in organisations and education. in 1996 the Multimedia Super Corridor and the privatisation of tertiary education was established by the previous prime minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamed when he introduced the Vision of 2020.

for more detail info on how the e-learning had been developed, please go to:

http://www.brightonsbm.com/infographic-distance-learning.html

what is e-learning and its scope :

E-learning is commonly referred to the intentional use of networked information and communications technology in teaching and learning. They include online learning, virtual learning, distributed learning, network and web- based learning. it is a learning process that is facilitated and enhanced by using digital tools such as CD-Roms, video conferencing, websites, e-mail and many more, where the content and instruction is delivered electronically.

As the letter “e” in e-learning stands for the word “electronic”, e-learning would incorporate all educational activities that are carried out by individuals or groups working online or offline, and synchronously (real time reply. e.g chat) or asynchronously (different time reply. e.g email) via networked or stand alone computers and other electronic devices.

E-learning in Malaysia's institutions :

E-learning is already been used by UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYA (UPM), UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA SABAH (UMS), KOLEJ PROFESIONAL MARA (KPMIM) and many other institutions. The example of famous web application for producing and providing modular internet-based courses is MOODLE and learning management system (LMS). It is for making announcements, documents sharing, forum learning, tracks links, assessments giving, and many more additional functions.

and here is the first company that fully using e-learning in Malaysia,

Kenshido International Sdn Bhd
Wisma Kenshido, No 1-1, 1-2, 1-3,Jalan PJU 5/6, Dataran Sunway PJU 5,
47810 Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Malaysia.

By widely using e-learning in Malaysia, our educational institutions can be well known in the eyes of the world to become people's choice for studying in advance level.