MCO: Impact of digital divide deepens with e-learning


KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) -- The online teaching and learning (PdP) method used to replace classroom teaching is one way to adhere to the movement control order (MCO), imposed on March 18 to break the chain of Covid-19 infections.

However, the snag is that some students do not have access to the Internet or may have a weak connection, especially those living in rural areas or from poor families.

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