What is mLearning?
In its purest form, mobile learning (mLearning) is “learning that takes place when the students benefit from learning opportunities offered by mobile technologies” (Glew, et al. 2003). Layman’s terms, it is a micro-learning are dealt with on your mobile device such as Smartphone, MP3 player, Notebook, Kindle, etc. is predicted iPad mLearning also be offered at one of the most popular trends in the field of learning in 2010. In recent years, mLearning is on the edge of the mainstream. But new technologies and the widespread availability and use of mobile devices, especially those that are Web-enabled, mLearning finally take its full potential.
formal, informal and self-directed: Types of mLearning can be divided into three general buckets. Formal learning includes learning journeys through the message and the memories, such as text asks employees to confirm their understanding or participating in the event / task completion organized. E-learning course also includes an official mLearning. Informal learning includes strategies such as interactive messaging, to promote two-way communication, soliciting user feedback and data collection. Finally, self-directed learning of the user-driven learning is the reference for support materials, course content and media-based content such as podcasts and videos studied.
Are you going to mLearning?
mLearning expands and reaches the general population. It is expected that mobile learning projects submitted to established and emerging global markets more than they in North America (USA / Canada) because of greater interest to take rapid deployment, and readiness to benefit mLearning and delivered the basic feature phones and smartphones.
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