Perception of E-Learning by Parents on Tertiary Education in Malaysia

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

My thanks go out to all who have helped me complete this study and with whom this project may have not been possible. In particular, my gratitude goes out to friends, facilitator and family for extensive and helpful comments on early drafts. I am also deeply indebted to the authors who have shared my interest and preceded me. Their works provided me with a host of information to learn from and build upon, also served as examples to emulate.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF LITERATURE1

Theoretical Framework1

E-Learning1

Importance of E-Learning3

Perception of Parents in E-Learning4

Practical Information on E-Learning5

Benefits of E-Learning5

Opportunities5

Convenience and flexibility6

Cost effectiveness7

Improved learning outcomes7

Challenges to E-Learning8

Technological difficulties8

High Dropout Rate9

Resistance to change9

Stakeholder Support9

Traditional Education10

Definition10

Benefits of Traditional Learning10

Motivation10

Lower dropout rates11

Higher classroom socialization11

Better performance12

Challenges in Traditional Learning12

Inconvenience12

Higher cost12

Various Empirical Studies on E-Learning13

Need for E-Learning14

Web Based Learning15

Perception of E-Learning15

Demographic Variables17

Digital Shift to Technology17

Increasing Reliance on Technology Mediated Modes of Delivery18

Enhanced Usage of Online Courses19

Online Education21

Definitions22

Comparing Traditional Education and Online Courses23

Content Structure of Online Courses25

Designing Successful Content Structure25

Demographic Effects26

Gender and Family Status26

Age28

Ethnicity28

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY30

Sample30

Rationale for selection of sample30

Sample of questions37

Data collection methods37

Analysis of data through Multiple Regression Analysis38

Reliability/Dependability38

Validity39

Ethical Consideration39

REFERENCES41



CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Theoretical Framework

The study is based on the topic “Perception of E-Learning by Parents on Tertiary Education in Malaysia” that has taken into account various past studies carried out in the past. The study mainly uses the definition and other related concepts and aspects of the E-learning and the tertiary education in order to explain and analyse the topic in an in-depth manner. Various empirical studies have also been taken into account for analysing the topic through different aspects.

E-Learning

E-learning refers to the utilization of communications as well as information technology to improve and support education specifically in tertiary education. But this encompass a broad variety of systems, which stretches from students , who use e-mail and access assigned work on-line at the same time following lessons on campus to programmes accessible completely online.

E-learning can be separated into quite a few different types. However in all scenarios, a campus-based institute offers the courses, but by means of e-learning attached to the Internet or similar online network to a differentiated extent. Web-supplemented courses rely on classroom-based education but with that, include fundamentals for instance, putting a course chart and lecture notes on line, mainly through the use of links and e-mails to the online resources. Web-dependent courses need learners to use the Internet for key elements of the programme for instance online assessment, discussion or online collaborative work, but with no major decrease in credit hours time.

In varied form courses, the components of e-learning begin to replace physical class time. Online assessment, projects as well as discussion collaborative work substitute ...