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Mobile Technologies and Rich Media: Expanding Tertiary Education Opportunities in Developing Countries

Patricia Marguerite Andrews, Robyn Smyth, Belinda Tynan, Andrew Berriman, Deborah Vale, Richard Caladine

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the emerging possibilities and issues arising from the rapid adoption of mobile technologies for learning in tertiary and higher education contexts in developing countries. In particular, it explores the implications for developing nations of the rapid proliferation of mobile devices. Many opportunities are forecast along with some lessons learned from an Australian investigation into the use of rich media technologies in higher education.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMobile Information Communication Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: Effects and Implications
EditorsAhmed Gad Abdel-Wahab, Ahmed Ahmed A El-Masry
Place of PublicationHershey, United States of America
PublisherInformation Science Reference
Pages103-116
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9781616928209, 9781616928186
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Specialist Studies in Education
  • Educational Technology and Computing

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