Adoption and application of mobile learning in the education industry

The paper has three aims: First, it provides a historical overview of mobile learning concept and evolution. Secondly, it discusses the mobile learning adoption and application in the education industry. The evidences reviewed confirm the significant use of mobile learning in the education industry. Mobile learning is gaining its popularity as it is accepted to be an effective technique of delivering lesson and acquiring knowledge as its main strengths are anytime and anyplace. It can be utilized in many ways in the education industry. Through this review of the literature, the researchers looked into the influential factors that contribute for mobile learning utilization. These factors have prompted many researchers to further research on mobile learning due to its potential in making teaching and learning more attractive and promising. Issues and challenges in adopting mobile learning were also highlighted. Finally, this paper reveals areas in mobile learning that require further studies. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.