Addressing the cost barriers to mobile learning in higher education Online publication date: Sun, 26-Jul-2009
by Laurel Evelyn Dyson, Richard Raban, Andrew Litchfield, Elaine Lawrence
International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation (IJMLO), Vol. 3, No. 4, 2009
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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