Mobile Learning ─ The Next Generation

Mobile Learning is a powerful professional guide for those interested in taking advantage of mobile and pervasive personal technologies in the design of better learning experiences. Emphasising the issues of usability, accessibility, evaluation and effectiveness, and illustrated by case studies drawn from contemporary projects around the world, this book considers:
‧ the fundamentals of mobile technologies and devices
‧ the educational foundations of modern networked learning
‧ the issues that underpin mobile learning and make it accessible for all users
‧ the challenges of making mobile learning a substantial and sustainable component in colleges, universities, and corporations
‧ implications and issues for the future

Mobile Learning provides useful, authoritative and comprehensive guidance for professionals in higher and further education and trainers in the business sector who want to learn more about the opportunities offered by new technologies to deliver, support and enhance teaching, learning, and training.

John Traxler is Professor of Mobile Learning (the world’s first) and Director of the Learning Lab at the University of Wolverhampton. He is a Founding Director of the International Association for Mobile Learning, Associate Editor of the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning and of Interactive Learning Environments.

Agnes Kukulska-Hulme is President of the International Association for Mobile Learning, Professor of Learning Technology and Communication in the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University, UK, and Programme Manager for the Next Generation Distance Learning research programme in the institute.