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Shonola, Shaibu A. and Joy, Mike (2014) Barriers to m-Learning in higher education institutions in Nigeria. In: 7th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, Spain, 17-19 Nov 2014. Published in: CERI2014 Proceedings pp. 3333-3342. ISBN 9788461724840. ISSN 2340-1095.
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Abstract
The emerging use of mobile and portable devices in education has potential to motivate new approaches to learning and the prospects of implementing m-learning are already obvious and are public knowledge through many research articles. However, the challenges of adopting m-learning in Nigerian universities are enormous. Apart from security issues that have been thoroughly examined in previous studies, this paper identifies and discusses other barriers and challenges being encountered when implementing m-learning, by means of a comprehensive review and survey study carried out in selected Universities in Nigeria. Questionnaires and interviews were the primary instruments used for data collection in identifying the enabling and deterring factors affecting the adoption of m-learning. The results of the study revealed that the m-learning barriers in Nigeria include regulatory issues, school curricula, inadequate funding, lack of infrastructure, over-dependence on mobile technology, attitude and fear, as well as political issues. This paper analyses and discusses the results in detail and concludes by making appropriate recommendations.
Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | CERI2014 Proceedings | ||||||
Publisher: | IATED Academy | ||||||
ISBN: | 9788461724840 | ||||||
ISSN: | 2340-1095 | ||||||
Official Date: | 2014 | ||||||
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Page Range: | pp. 3333-3342 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 28 July 2016 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 28 July 2016 | ||||||
Embodied As: | 1 | ||||||
Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||||
Title of Event: | 7th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation | ||||||
Type of Event: | Conference | ||||||
Location of Event: | Seville, Spain | ||||||
Date(s) of Event: | 17-19 Nov 2014 |
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