As the use of mobile devices increases, so is interest in harnessing their power for education and training. Mobile learning (mLearning) is an emerging field that, with the availability of open educational resources and rapid growth of mobile technologies, has immense potential to revolutionise education - in the classroom, in the workplace, and for informal learning, wherever that may be. With mLearning, education becomes accessible and affordable for everyone. This book contributes to the advancement of the mLearning field by presenting comprehensive, up-to-date information about its current
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As the use of mobile devices increases, so is interest in harnessing their power for education and training. Mobile learning (mLearning) is an emerging field that, with the availability of open educational resources and rapid growth of mobile technologies, has immense potential to revolutionise education - in the classroom, in the workplace, and for informal learning, wherever that may be. With mLearning, education becomes accessible and affordable for everyone. This book contributes to the advancement of the mLearning field by presenting comprehensive, up-to-date information about its current state and emerging potential. The book will help educators and trainers in designing, developing and implementing high-quality mLearning curricula, materials and delivery modes that use the latest mobile applications and technologies. The 16 chapters, written by 30 contributors from around the world, address a wide range of topics, from operational practicalities and best practices to challenges and future opportunities. Researchers studying the use of mLearning in education and training, including as a means of supporting lifelong learning, will also find the experiences shared in this book to be of particular interest.
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Contents: Introduction: enhancing access to education with mobile learning / Mohamed Ally and Avgoustos Tsinakos. 'Part I: Designing mobile learning' contains: A diachronic overview of technology contributing to mobile learning: a shift towards student-centred pedagogies / Helen Crompton; Educational standards for mobile learning and mobile application development / Judy Brown, Michael Hruska, Andy Johnson and Jonathan Poltrack; A pedagogical framework for mobile learning: categorising educational applications of mobile technologies into four types / Yeonjeong Park; Why open educational resources are needed for mobile learning / Rory McGreal; Design of contextualised mobile learning applications / Marcus Specht; Interactive learning strategies for mobile learning / Anthony Ralston; Mobile learning: location, collaboration and scaffolding inquiry / Eileen Scanlon. 'Part II: Implementing mobile learning' contains: Open formats for mobile learning / Geoff Stead; Using BYOD, mobile social media, apps, and sensors for meaningful mobile learning / Inge Ignatia de Waard; Supporting mobile access to online courses: the ASK mobile SCORM player and the ASK mobile LD player / Panagiotis Zervas and Demetrios G. Sampson; Mobile learning operating systems / Christian Glahn. 'Part III: Using mobile learning in education and training' contains: Orchestrating the flexible mobile learning classroom / Chee-Kit Looi and Yancy Toh; Mobile learning in higher education / Nuria Ferran-Ferrer, Muriel Garreta Domingo, Josep Prieto-Blazquez, Cesar Corcoles, Teresa Sancho-Vinuesa and Francesc Santanach; Mobile learning in the workplace: unlocking the value of mobile technology for work-based education / Christoph Pimmer and Norbert Pachler; Changing the tunes from Bollywood's to rural livelihoods: mobile telephone advisory services to small and marginal farmers in India: a case study / Balaji Venkataraman and T.V. Prabhakar; The future of mobile learning and implications for education and training / David Parsons.
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