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

In this new era, the traditional teaching method applied by Universities has evolved into a technological method through the introduction of e-learning. Well, e-learning is the modem process of education where part of the learning experience takes place without face to face communication between the teacher and his students. This is a method where tutors or lecturers post up several course modules on the university intranet, and students will have the access to these sources. However, there are some pros and cons in adopting these technologies.

The pros of e-learning include reduction of travelling cost and time. With e-learning, students can access to the internet and get the resource that are needed in seconds without the need to travel all the way to the college to get those resources. This helps students to save the transport costs, which then can be used for other necessary areas. Besides that, it allows students to get resources anywhere they want as long as they have the access to a computer and internet.

Another advantage of e-learning is that it provides wider learning options for students, where it is not restricted to the geographic location. In other words, it means that a student studying in Malaysia can still access to the resources uploaded by foreign University. This makes the life of a student easier in his process of study and learn more about foreign knowledge. This also builds a link between local and foreign students from all over the world. Furthermore, more information or opinions can be exchanged among them.


Although e-learning provides benefits, there are also some inevitable cons. One of the cons of using e-learning is that it might be a bit costly. In order to use e-learning, certain installation costs are needed, such as high-speed internet costs and software applications. Therefore, it requires some costs to implement e-learning.

Besides that, unmotivated learners or students with poor study habits might find it difficult to follow e-learning as they are not familiar with the structure and routine of the process. They may require much more time to understand it.

E-learning sometimes might not be working successfully due to the slow or unreliable internet connections. This may cause inability to access to the resources or inability to upload the resources in time.

Problem with developing relationship with classmates might also occur. With the reliance on e-learning, face-to-face interaction is lesser leading to lack of social relationship development in the society.

References:
http://www.about-elearning.com/e-learning-advantages-and-disadvantages.html
http://www.elearners.com/resources/elearning-faq5.asp