A discussion on E-learning offered in Malaysian universities: Pros and Cons from the students perspective

E-learning is a term for all types of technology-enhanced learning, where technology is used to support the learning process. Many universities in Malaysia are adopted the system of e-learning. A question comes up my mind, does this system really work among students?

As a student's perspective, e-learning does have many advantages such as:

- students' learning option are not constrained by geographic location.
- e-learning reduces learning time as students can learn when they need it
- students can learn at their own pace and the learning can be fit into their busy schedule
- it provide less costs for students.
- students may also gain side benefits of learning new technologies and technical skills
- there are more often student-to-student interaction during learning process.
- students are being trained to be more independant in learning instead of spoon feed by lecturers.

However, e-learning system may caused some problems to students too such as:

- e-learning requires some equipment needs to support the system such as computer technologies.
- it lacks of face to face interaction among students and lecturers
- students may not be able to access to the information uploaded if the system broke down.

Obviously, e-learning system in universities provides more pros than cons. Students should utilized it in order to have a higher achievement in learning.

References:
(1) Wikipedia - E-Learning
(2) Canadian E-Learning Conference - Student Responses
(3) The Benefits and Drawbacks of e-Learning