Mobile devices and the future of free education

dc.contributor.author	McGreal, Rory
dc.date.accessioned	2005-12-08T23:13:20Z
dc.date.available	2005-12-08T23:13:20Z
dc.date.issued	2005-11
dc.identifier.citation	McGreal, R. (2005) Mobile devices and the future of free education. ICDE World Conference 2005. Delhi, India: International Council for Distance Education.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2149/215
dc.description.abstract	The major technological trends supporting the view that "equal" or "free" education is becoming possible are those involving the new mobile devices: digital divergence - the growth in popularity of dedicated wireless devices for transmitting information; combined with digital convergence - the growth of all purpose devices where the cell phone is no longer just for speaking, but also for text messaging, photography, radio, even digital TV, web browsing etc. using mobile phones, personal digital assistants, handheld computers,ebooks and other devices. Other positive developments include the growth of the World Wide Web, the Open Source/Open Archive initiatives, low cost course development with mass customization, and new modes of elearning.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	International Council for Distance Education	en
dc.subject	free education	en
dc.subject	mobile learning	en
dc.title	Mobile devices and the future of free education	en
dc.type	Article	en