Anuwar (n.d.) in his paper stated that there are many challenges that need to be overcome to enhance the effectiveness of e-learning. One of the challenges is online learning requires a very high degree of self-motivation which is to be found lacking among learners in Malaysia. There should be more studies guiding teachers or administrators on how to create a successful blended learning environment. Moreover, nowadays, the blended learning environment is dominated by tablets, smart phones and touch screen devices that will be some of the interests to be studied in blended learning courses. As technological innovations spread, new types of blended learning will occur and education will be blended with different technologies but the key question to be answered will remain same “How should we organize such learning environments in order to support learning effectively?”. The answer is we should study to integrate constructivist and collaborative models into blended learning environments and aim to educate more creative and curious students who read, write and produce for the world. This paper is a concept paper for research that intents to focus on the investigation of the effectiveness of the implementation and usage of blended learning (BL) for UiTM accounting undergraduates. This research will use survey questionnaire and interview as its research methodology. The findings of this research can be used by KPT and UiTM to better understand the effectiveness of BL in teaching and learning activities for UiTM accounting undergraduates. To improve the BL implementation, KPT and UiTM should first understand those problems related to BL that needed to be improved. Therefore, this study hopes to assist University's Society in improving the quality of blended learning implementation and usage for UiTM accounting undergraduates.
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