This is a survey of 139 virtual students enrolled in undergraduate programs from the faculties of Business
Administration, Information Technology and Social Science and Humanities in Universiti Tun Abdul Razak
(UNITAR). The main objective of the study is to determine the students’ readiness and attitudes towards
online learning. Online learning is a new phenomenon in many institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.
However many universities in the world have capitalized on the tremendous advancement in ICT to enhance
their students learning. With this new technology, UNITAR is able to establish itself as the first virtual
university in the region. It promotes itself with a new learning environment driven by the latest technology
and proposes a more flexible learning, that is, learn from anywhere, anyplace and at your own pace. The
questions asked in the research are: (1) Are the students ready for online learning? (2) What is their attitude
towards online learning? (3) What is their level of computer knowledge on selected computer applications
and its relationship to readiness and attitude towards online learning? (4) What are the relationships
between some selected personal characteristics and readiness and attitude? This research attempts to
answer these questions and forward some recommendations on improving online learning. (Authors' abstract)

In the distance teaching institutions where e-learning initiatives are underway and where the planners and administrators grapple with effective adoption and deployment of technology-enabled education, faculty attitude and motivation assume considerable significance. Attitudinal pre-dispositions and institutional and allied barriers (including appropriate policy initiatives) are assumed to play a crucial role in making an effective shift from traditional distance education delivery to web-enabled education and training. Such issues are especially critical to single mode mega universities like the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR].