Quality Assurance and e-Learning Future Plans
Figure 8.8: Future applications most liked by students
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Implication of Findings & Proposed Improvements Generally, the data showed that quality assurance is given less attention in the implementation of e-Learning in Malaysia. In this context, standard guidelines on e-Content materials developed jointly by CEMCA (Commonwealth of Educational Media Centre for Asia) and the Ministry of Higher Education should be distributed and used by all Malaysian HEIs to control the quality of e-Learning materials available at tertiary levels. Secondly, each HEI should conduct studies related to the effectiveness of e-Learning implemented at their respective institutions to ensure that the use of e-Learning provides maximum impact on the teaching and learning process. At the national level, MOHE should seriously consider the setting up of an e-Learning centre of excellence in order to conduct and coordinate research on e-Learning, particularly in terms of the impact of e-Learning on student achievement. Thirdly, in developing e-Learning future plans, HEIs should involve relevant stakeholders such as lecturers and students, in order to gain their buy-in. In this study, for example, students and lecturers are not so enthusiastic on the applications that HEIs plan to use. The results of this study imply that MOHE should establish a National Institute of e-Learning in order to enable Malaysian HEIs to compete globally with renowned HEIs well known in the area of virtual teaching and learning. The establishment of this centre is also expected to help determine the future direction of e-Learning, including the latest applications that are suitable for use in Malaysian HEIs.