Identifying Critical Success Factor for Effective Adoption of Mobile Learning Application: An Empirical Study in Indian Context

Abstract

The Advent of Advanced Mobile Technology along with supportive strong internet Infrastructure creates an opportunity to educators to use this technology for teaching learning purpose, but still there is hesitancy among educators and students to adopt it for education. In developing countries specially in Indian context M-learning is in its initial stage. The stakeholders involved do not know how to implement M-learning in an efficacious way. In this research critical success factors have been investigated, which may play paramount role in M learning adoption process. To carry out the research data has been collected from students of higher education institutions across the nation by on line mode. The collected data is processed and analyzed using Structured Equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis. Statistical package SPSS and AMOS has been used to analyze the data. Findings of the research indicated that social influence Facilitating condition, Ubiquity, Self-management of learning, Attitude, Government support are critical factors which significantly affect M-learning adoption. Based on these critical success factors a validated model for effective adoption of M learning has been developed.