Digital Learning Demand for Future Education 4.0—Case Studies at Malaysia Education Institutions

Siti Dianah Abdul Bujang,Ngoc Thanh Nguyen,Ondrej Krejcar,Petra Maresova,Ali Selamat

doi:10.3390/informatics7020013

Abstract

The rapid growth of the Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0 has prompted the Malaysian Education Institution to transform the current education system into the future education system 4.0. The impact of IR 4.0 has opened a new paradigm for the Malaysian Educational Institution to ensure that all lecturers are capable of using information and communication technologies (ICT) in teaching and learning. However, there is a challenge in identifying appropriate digital learning platforms and tools to engage students in learning at their own pace. In this paper, we aimed to investigate the demand for digital learning platforms and tools according to the needs of students in Polytechnic Malaysia. The study was conducted randomly among 320 students from various fields of study in selected polytechnics. The analysis method used in this study was a quantitative method using questionnaires as an instrument. The results of our study indicated that e-learning platforms were the highest demand students’ preferred compared to other learning platforms and tools. Hence, the implications of this study could be useful as a guideline to assist Malaysian Polytechnic lecturers in strengthening the practice of using digital learning and develop digital proficiency for enabling education 4.0 in the future.

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Malaysia is one of the Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0 nations involved in globalization, changing in technology-driven for economic growth
There were some challenges in our research when collecting data, as we found that the number of participants did not reach the target of representing the entire Malaysian Polytechnic Institution
We have identified some limitations to this fact; (1) the selection of lecturers to assist in the research during the dissemination of the questionnaire could influence the number of students participating in answering the survey and only students who are taught by them can respond to the given survey; (2) we stated digital learning platforms and tools in the general interest, which refer only to the personal experiences of students at Polytechnic Malaysia

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Introduction

Malaysia is one of the Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0 nations involved in globalization, changing in technology-driven for economic growth. It empowers digital technology with the aid of interconnection through the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and other IT paradigms that trigger most industries [1]. This positive impact provides an opportunity for many industries to increase productivity and strategy in the manufacturing sectors and in the Malaysian education sector as well. Digital learning is an instructional practice in any educational activity that uses technology to improvebenefits the learning experience of the students

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