E-Learning Awareness in a Higher Learning Institution in Malaysia

Electronic learning (E-learning) is the current technology that is widely used nowadays. E-learning goes beyond digital technologies. New E-learning technology continues to become increasingly accessed and implemented by people of all walks of life. Increasingly, the technologies are becoming more integrated as an invisible and ubiquitous part of a global system. This study attempted to identify the students’ awareness on E-learning in higher learning Institutions. E-Learning in higher learning Institutions aim to give students a greater autonomy regarding the point in time, the content and the method by which they learn by providing on demand learning, that eliminates the barriers of time and distance. This paper presents a survey from 120 students of Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang (UiTM). Data were then analyzed using SPSS. The results show that the students are interested on this new technology as they are willing to use E-learning. The results prove that the concept of E-learning can be more easily acceptable if it is able to provide at least the same learning experience based on the current education style and able to provide an interactive learning environment for them. The acceptance level of the students is also high, and the results obtained revealed that the respondents accept E-learning as one method of teaching and learning process. It is believed that E- learning will be able to improve the educational efficiency by complementing traditional learning in Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang (UiTM).