Abstract
Given the emergence of new mobile devices (tablet, PDA and smart phone), and the growth that knows that part of the ICT, integrating these new technologies into the learning system was imposed, and a new way of learning was born. Mobile learning or "m-learning" is providing great opportunities for learners, especially to learn anytime and anywhere without limitations. There is a new generation of students who grew up using technology and who are easily related to new mobile devices. We discuss the identity of mobile learning and aim to measure the interest of students on it through a survey. This survey seeks to promote mobile learning within the student’s community for a possible adoption in Moroccan higher education. Qualitative and quantitative approaches are endorsed. The results are analyzed, conclusions and perspectives presented at the end of this paper.
Highlights
The use of mobile devices has "exploded" over the past decade
International Data Corporation (IDC) released in July 2012 that the percentage of smart phones sold increased by a rate of 61.7% between 2011 and 2012 against an increase of 11.1% for other types of mobile devices and a decrease of 0.1% of the number of desktops sold during the same period [1]
In order for mobile learning to be effective and competitive with all the other form of learning already used, it should be guided through a framework that consider all aspects that come into play when speaking about learning environments using technology
Summary
The use of mobile devices has "exploded" over the past decade. According to ITU (The International Telecommunications Union, 2012), the number of subscribers to mobile telephony has increased from 2.9 billion in 2006 to 6.5 billion (94.2% of the world population) until mid-July 2012. International Data Corporation (IDC) released in July 2012 that the percentage of smart phones sold increased by a rate of 61.7% between 2011 and 2012 against an increase of 11.1% for other types of mobile devices and a decrease of 0.1% of the number of desktops sold during the same period [1] These statistics demonstrate the expansion of mobile technologies, against fixed devices which is almost obsolete these days. M-learning is an embodiment of Mark Weiser's vision, who thinks that the operation of mobile devices gave birth to a new term "pervasive mobile learning" [2] His vision for the 21st century was "The most profound technologies are those that disappear. M-learning is derived from e-learning (a way of learning which has the support and improvement made by computing and through various communication techniques) which, in turn, comes from distance learning [7]
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