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dc.contributor.authorMcGreal, Rory
dc.date.accessioned2005-12-08T23:13:20Z
dc.date.available2005-12-08T23:13:20Z
dc.date.issued2005-11
dc.identifier.citationMcGreal, R. (2005) Mobile devices and the future of free education. ICDE World Conference 2005. Delhi, India: International Council for Distance Education.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2149/215
dc.description.abstractThe 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.isoenen
dc.publisherInternational Council for Distance Educationen
dc.subjectfree educationen
dc.subjectmobile learningen
dc.titleMobile devices and the future of free educationen
dc.typeArticleen


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