Addressing the cost barriers to mobile learning in higher education

Dyson, LE; Raban, R; Litchfield, AJ; Lawrence, EM

Addressing the cost barriers to mobile learning in higher education

Dyson, LE Raban, R Litchfield, AJ Lawrence, EM

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Publisher:: Inderscience publishers
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 2009, 3 (4), pp. 381 - 398
Issue Date:: 2009-01

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dc.contributor.author	Dyson, LE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Raban, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Litchfield, AJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lawrence, EM	en_US
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dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 2009, 3 (4), pp. 381 - 398	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	This paper addresses one of the main barriers to the widespread adoption of mobile learning in higher education, that of cost. Usage charges billed by telecommunications providers and the cost of mobile hardware are identified as the key cost issues. However, opportunities to overcome this barrier include the high rate of ownership of mobile phones by university students and technological solutions such as packet transmission technologies. The authors describe two experiments in low-cost mobile learning: one that uses packet technology (mobile WAP/WML) to build low-cost interactivity in the classroom and the second that involves mobile-supported fieldwork using several cost-saving strategies	en_US
dc.publisher	Inderscience publishers	en_US
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Abstract:

This paper addresses one of the main barriers to the widespread adoption of mobile learning in higher education, that of cost. Usage charges billed by telecommunications providers and the cost of mobile hardware are identified as the key cost issues. However, opportunities to overcome this barrier include the high rate of ownership of mobile phones by university students and technological solutions such as packet transmission technologies. The authors describe two experiments in low-cost mobile learning: one that uses packet technology (mobile WAP/WML) to build low-cost interactivity in the classroom and the second that involves mobile-supported fieldwork using several cost-saving strategies

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