http://swrc.ontoware.org/ontology#Misc Implementation of Virtual Computing Lab (VCL) to enhance ODL delivery mechanism - a case study of high-end technology usage en Virtual computing lab Open distance learning SN Chandara Jothi Neesha Eng Siew Teh Chee Ling Lee Virtual Computing Lab Open distance learning ODL delivery mechanism This paper highlights on the opportunities to improve and enhance the quality of delivery mechanism. The delivery mechanism of an open distance learning (ODL) transformed with the use of these technologies. The cloud computing is offering a niche in utilization of high-end technology in ODL and thus enable new ways in providing the needed services to the stake holders. These paradigm shifts provide a platform to improve education quality and enhance resource sharing of educational materials among the education institutions. In providing information technology (IT) resources in ODL environment using a cloud computing model, we can derive two-fold benefits. Firstly, with the usage of internet we would able to connect the students and the educators to latest software utilities, hardware resources, educational materials and services supported by advanced IT experts. Secondly, it support the green technology concepts that drastically shrinks the costs of IT resource management perspective which are the power, infrastructure, cooling and expert personals. At the same time it also gave the gaining edge on the IT resource sharing of software licenses, server utilization and hardware requirement. Electronic Paper presented at the 26th Annual Conference of Asian Association of Open Universities (16-18 October 2012; Chiba, Japan) Wawasan Open University