Mobile Learning
Title: "mLearning Demand Is Growing"
This article interacted with many different clients to understand their requirements and potential learning solutions. The demand for mobile learning solutions stood out. The use of mobile phones and other digital media has become increasingly popular in learning environments as an alternative source of information. This is partly because a lot of organizations are looking for new ways to learn for training and development purposes. The "Ambient Insight Report", released in early 2010, forecasts that the United States market for mobile learning will be growing at a five-year compound annual growth rate of 21.7 percent.
This article suggested six Mobile Learning Solutions:
1. Mobile Apps - applications tailor-made for mobile devices
2. SMS-Based Learning - administer quizzes and questionnaires through text messages
3. Games - engaging in games that teach and entertain
4. mBooks - eLearning story-based courses accessible through mobilbe apps
5. Mobile LMS - access LMS on mobile phones through web browsers or apps
6. Augmented Reality - geo location based or image based information retrieval for real time learning
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