Open University Malaysia : A Case Study Presentation
Abstract Studying institutions that offer Distance Education (DE) can be a good exercise for understanding this flexible and equitable form of education. One such institution is the Open University Malaysia (OUM). OUM has promoted and exemplified Open and Distance Education in Malaysia and in Southeast Asia since its establishment in 2000. This paper presents OUM’s history, mission, vision, and education philosophy. Furthermore it will analyze the components that enable this DE institution to fulfill its mission, such as its courses, learner support framework, technologies, quality assurance mechanisms, and quality management systems. It will conclude with the author’s thoughts and suggestions for the improvement of the said institution, as well as a reflective and comparative assessment of his own DE institution in the Philippines.
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- 1. Open University Malaysia A Case Study
- 2. Malaysia
- 3. Open University Malaysia est. 2000
- 4. METEOR
- 5. History • 2015 - Hosted AAOU 29th Annual Conference • 2016 –Hosted 8th Pan-Commonwealth Forum (COL)
- 6. Departments and Centres • 42 Bachelors Programmes • 19 Masteral Programmes • 5 Doctoral Programmes • 1 PostGraduate Diploma Programmes: • Business and Management • Education and Languages • Applied Social Sciences • Nursing and Allied Health Sciences • Science and Technologies Faculties:
- 7. Highlights in Quality Management • 2 Centres with ISO certification • Tracer Studies – • 97.4% of alumni would recommend OUM to others • 90.8% of employers interviewed were satisfied or more satisfied with OUM alumni performance compared to others • 89% of employers interviewed would likely hire OUM alumni • 42.3% cummulative attrition (in 8 years)
- 8. Reflections for my own institution -UPOU • Dedicated Centres for maintaining Quality • Being a privately owned university makes it avoid the limitations imposed by the government on public universities. • Being owned by a a consortium of top prestigious public universities gives it the prestige of these universities as well as the skills of the professors of these universities. • Attrition is still a problem but has a centre focused on minimizing it.
- 9. Recommendation • Have a Quality Centre in UPOU • Centre of Learner Affairs (CLA) - UPOU’s Office of Student Support should probably be brought back.