MOBILE LEARNING IN EDUCATION

Susan Smith Nash

With every advance in technology, there are new possibilities to explore. Some aren't apparent, while others fall short of our hopes and others raise previous efforts to greater levels of value. In this very informative article, Susan Nash provides an overview of the current state of mobile learning in education and describes its various forms and uses, the places and circumstances where and when mobile learning is most effective, and new trends and directions. The author covers how mobile learning delivers the content, devices, and applications that are best suited for it. In addition, two case studies are presented: one on how stand-alone mobile learning objects were incorporated into different ...

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