Book Review ~  Mobile Learning: A handbook for educators and trainers (by A. Kukulska-Hulme and J. Traxler)

dc.creator	Reviewed by: Sanjaya Mishra
dc.date	2007-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:13:17Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:13:17Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d6d4d496719c4e3eb51b9560023aa3b2
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/15897
dc.description	Most conventional educational activities are time and space dependent. With the emergence of the correspondence education, a new era of education started that was not entirely dependent on time and space requirements. Education in the form of printed materials reached the learners wherever they are, rather than learners coming to the classrooms. These learners were mobile (changed places due to job mobility and other situations), and used the learning materials anytime, anywhere. But, it was never called mobile learning! However, with the increased use of mobile phones and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and the demands for just-in-time education, a new genre of teaching-learning emerged in the form of 'Mobile Learning.' With the rapid growth in the number of users of mobile devices around the world, it is touted as the new found panacea for education in the less developed world. The book under review is a testimony to the current interests in the use of mobile technologies in education. Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and John Traxler bring together a group of researchers to report their indulgence with mobile technologies and education. The book includes 12 case studies and eight general chapters on mobile learning, besides an exhaustive glossary on the topic at the end.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/437/877
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 8, Iss 2 (2007)
dc.subject	book review
dc.subject	mobile learning
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Book Review ~ Mobile Learning: A handbook for educators and trainers (by A. Kukulska-Hulme and J. Traxler)
dc.type	article