The mobile revolution is finally here in the form of m-learning, which is a natural extension of e-learning. In a span of five years, Mobile learning or m-learning has made an exponential leap from theory explored by academicians to a real contribution to learning. Globally speaking, the kind of penetration that mobile phones have reached is astounding and no other device can come any closer, not even computers. No demography is immune from the mobile phone and it has slowly become associated with the youth in a bigger way.mLearning has been directly tied to distance education and for obvious reasons. The platform for both types of education is rooted in the ability to learn beyond the confines of a classroom. Students seeking a degree program that allows them the flexibility to balance their work and academic schedules are flocking towards accredited online colleges. mLearning compliments the eLearner's need for mobility by providing a learning platform that's even more portable than a laptop.
M-learning help the distance education universities to send their critical messages onto the mobile phones of invigilators. So these invigilators and universities can do their business without delay. In distance education there will not be close contact between the students, parents, universities etc and this mobile messaging offers complete automation of various communication processes such as College to Student communication, College to Parent communication etc at these universities. It will make communication process easier for them.
Apart from that students need to download study material for learning. And charging some amount for downloading these application will surely bring an business opportunity. As mobile education reach wide range of students, it will open a big business opportunity for the players.
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