Affordances of Mobile learning in Higher Education

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https://doi.org/10.32719/26312816.2018.1.1.3

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Mobile learning, M-Learning, Affordances, ICT

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Mobile learning or M-learning benefits from the ubiquity of ICTs, consequently it is not bounded in space and time. In this way, M-learning could foster connection and interaction “on the move”. M-learning addresses the way this type of education leads to the acquisition of meaningful learning. The aim of this article is to better understand the affordances of M-learning in undergraduate studies in Ecuador. By unfolding the varied affordances of M-learning, the outcomes suggest that blending formal instruction with informal learning leads to encouraging, accessible and cooperative effective and meaningful learning in any field of knowledge.

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2018-09-11

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Yepez-Reyes, V. (2018). Affordances of Mobile learning in Higher Education. Andean Journal of Education, 1(1), 24–29. https://doi.org/10.32719/26312816.2018.1.1.3

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2018): Revista Andina de Educación 1(1) (mayo-octubre, 2018)

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