Impact of MOOCs on Distance Education in Malaysia and Beyond

Mohamed Ally is a Professor in the Centre for Distance Education and Researcher in the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute (TEKRI) at Athabasca University, Canada.Mohamed Amin Embi is a Professor at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Director of Center for Teaching and Learning Technologies at UKM. Helmi Norman is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Teaching and Citra at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

• Foreword Asha KanwarPrefaceMohamed Ally, Mohamed Amin Embi & Helmi NormanPart A: MOOC Concepts in Online Education1 MOOCs: Past, Present, FutureMarti Cleveland-Innes & Nathaniel Ostashewski2 Inverse Blended Learning – a didactical concept for MOOCs and its positive effects on dropout-ratesMartin Ebner & Sandra Schön3 Preparing Teachers for Integration of Digital Tools in Teaching: Learning with Digital Tools; OER / MOOCs in Education in Sub Saharan AfricaMargarete Grimus & Mohamed Ally4 Innovating Problem and Project Based Learning Using a Modified Version of MOOCs Thomas Ryberg, Jacob Davidsen, & Annette Kolmos5 Establishment of the Globalized Online Learning Policy & National e-Learning Center for Malaysia MOOCsMuliati Sedek & Syed Najmuddin Syed Hassan6 OpenLearning as a Learning Environment for Malaysia MOOCsAdam Brimo7 Are Students Ready for MOOCs?Ebrahim Panah, Mohamed Amin Embi, Norazah NordinPart B: Case Studies of MOOCs in Malaysia Online Education8 The Malaysia MOOC Initiative: The Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Experience Norazah Nordin, Mohamed Amin Embi, & Helmi Norman9 The Malaysia MOOC Initiative: The Universiti Putra Malaysia Experience Alyani Ismail, Habibah Ab Jalil , Syafiq Zikri Salleh, Mohd Idham Abd Rashid & Aida Suraya Md Yunus10 The Malaysia MOOC Initiative: The Universiti Teknologi MARA ExperienceAnealka Aziz Hussin, Janudin Sardi &Johan Eddy Luaran11 The Malaysia MOOC Initiative: The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Experience Chuah Kee Man, Norazila Abd. Aziz, Johari Abdullah, Emmy Dahliana Hossain, Ang Tse Chwan & Noorhaslina Senin12 The Malaysia MOOC Initiative: The Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Experience Norasiken Bakar, Nurul Annisa Alia Roslan, Zanariah Jano, Mohd Shamsuri Md Saad, Kalthom Husain & Aida Nasirah Abdullah13 The Malaysia MOOC Initiative: The Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia ExperienceNurkhamimi Zainuddin, Rozhan M. Idrus & Najwa Hayaati Mohd Alwi14 The Malaysia MOOC Initiative: The Universiti Utara Malaysia ExperienceFauziah Abdul Rahim &Muhamad Shahbani Abu Bakar15 Evaluation of Malaysia MOOCs Development: From the Student Perspective Habibah Ab Jalil, Alyani Ismail, Sidek Ab Aziz, Hanafi Atan, Abd Karim Alias, Norazah Nordin, Mohamed Noor Hasan, Norasiken Bakar,Zaid Ali Alsagoff & Mohd Nazri Md. Saad16 Retention Rates in MOOCs: A Dilemma or A Conundrum?Helmi Norman, Norazah Nordin, Melor Md Yunus, Harwati Hashim & Nor Hafizah Adnan