Thirdly, Mahirnet recognises that the teaching of Internet courses will involve overall a high time commitment. These high time demands are accommodated in the Mahirnet business plans with a reward structure that apportions fees for all kinds of support services. Fourthly, all the questions asked by all students are compiled individually, to form a psychographical profile of the student for the purposes of helping him progress easily in his studies. These profiles are useful in understanding how a student progresses, what difficulties he faces, and how he may be given more assistance as he progresses through the programme of study. In societies where students are culturally reticent, such analysis will give an even more detailed picture of how the student is faring, than in a traditional classroom where the student may be passive, may never ask questions and therefore will not be known to the instructor.
Internet learning is the new paradigm of teaching.
Malaysia has a chance to stake out its position as an important node in the global web, by being an important Internet learning centre. Mindful of this role, Mahirnet is spearheading the delivery of courses in Malaysia as the core of learning packages to be delivered worldwide. In this context, Internet learning is not just distance learning. It is a new form of learning that will radically change the structure of current universities, as single silos of knowledge, into a networked and combined repository of world-wide learning. Provides connected learning - not purely distance education Suffers from three fundamental problems i.e. unreliable communications infrastructure, how to maintain sufficient student contact and ongoing interaction and timely assistance, and availability of resources.