Issues and Challenges in Online Teaching and Learning during Movement Control Order (MCO)

Abstract

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered strain of coronavirus; a type of
virus known to cause respiratory infections in humans. This new strain was unknown before
December 2019. The first case of COVID-19 in Malaysia was detected on 24 January 2020. The
Movement Control Order, commonly referred to as the MCO, has been announced by The Prime
Minister on 16 March 2020. As the results, many non-essential sectors including higher education
institutional (HEI) in Malaysia are close. The teaching and learning processes need to implement
in a new norm – Online Teaching and Learning. Lecturers and students experience a new way of
teaching and learning processes. This paper discusses issues and challenges faced by lecturers and
students on Teaching and Learning process via Online Teaching and Learning mode during the
Malaysia Movement Control Order (MCO)