Mobile Applications in University Education: the case of Kenya
The widespread adoption of mobile phones has brought an increasing interest in the development of mobile applications for higher education. In this paper we examine the use of mobile applications in university education, focusing on Kenya, a leading country in mobile services. The main goal is to in...
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Italian e-Learning Association
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| description | The widespread adoption of mobile phones has brought an increasing interest in the development of mobile applications for higher education. In this paper we examine the use of mobile applications in university education, focusing on Kenya, a leading country in mobile services. The main goal is to investigate if university students are using or would like to use mobile phones and apps, in particular educational apps. Information gathered from the study gives an insight on which apps to adopt or implement in university education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-409fe692ee444876ba62b442b8629cee2022-12-22T03:37:32ZengItalian e-Learning AssociationJe-LKS: Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society1826-62231971-88292018-01-0114110.20368/1971-8829/1369Mobile Applications in University Education: the case of KenyaRonald Ochieng Ojino0Luisa Mich1Cooperative University of KenyaUniversity of TrentoThe widespread adoption of mobile phones has brought an increasing interest in the development of mobile applications for higher education. In this paper we examine the use of mobile applications in university education, focusing on Kenya, a leading country in mobile services. The main goal is to investigate if university students are using or would like to use mobile phones and apps, in particular educational apps. Information gathered from the study gives an insight on which apps to adopt or implement in university education.https://www.je-lks.org/ojs/index.php/Je-LKS_EN/article/view/1369Mobile appsUniversity |
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| title | Mobile Applications in University Education: the case of Kenya |
| title_full | Mobile Applications in University Education: the case of Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Mobile Applications in University Education: the case of Kenya |
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| title_short | Mobile Applications in University Education: the case of Kenya |
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| topic | Mobile apps University |
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