Abstract
Since the pandemic crisis of COVID -19 arose around the world, the education system has changed significantly; from the traditional face-to-face (F2F) classes to Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode. This is when Open Educational Resources (OER) gained its popularity. Consequently, the privilege of educational institutions in providing knowledge to students has changed and that knowledge is no longer under the exclusive control of educators. The role of teachers in the context of conducting the learning process in the classroom is getting replaced with ICT supported learning tools. This study investigated the experiences of the first year local Accounting undergraduates from a local public university in using OER during their ODL session. The data were collected by using an electronic survey asking about advantages, compatibility, trial-ability, visibility and also difficulties of using OER during ODL. The result shows that the majority of respondents opted from Agree to Strongly Agree to all the questions. These responses demonstrated the successful movement from traditional resources (printed textbooks and hardcopy notes) and early stage of OER implementation (MOOCS) to a further step ahead in the usage of OER during ODL classes (video-conferencing, live streaming and recorded audio and video being uploaded in YouTube).
Highlights
According to Statistics of Higher Education 2020, Malaysia currently serves 1,224,098 enrolments of students in higher learning institutions under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE)
Item 1 for Variable 1 which is about the advantages of Open Educational Resources (OER) during Open and Distance Learning (ODL) shows a total of 89.9% who opted for Agree to Strongly Agree
They said that OER during ODL is a positive innovation that will spur the lights of the realising improvement of OER in future semesters ahead if teaching and learning are still going to be conducted in ODL mode
Summary
According to Statistics of Higher Education 2020, Malaysia currently serves 1,224,098 enrolments of students in higher learning institutions under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE). At the higher education level, textbooks are recommended by individual lecturers or universities to be purchased by students for their studies. Textbooks are generally recognised as vital learning resources at colleges and universities (Hilton, 2016). Based on the report by USIM et al (2017), Malaysian students spent over MYR234 million per year on textbooks. Since textbooks represent a significant percentage of expenses faced by university students, efforts should be focused to reduce the rising cost of higher education. This is right to consider the potential of Open Educational Resources (OER) as a worthwhile option to make education more accessible and affordable
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