Abstract
The higher education sector has witnessed a drastic change due to new advanced technologies including computers and smartphones. As a result, higher education will need to establish a solid foundation aided by information communication technologies (ICT) where mobile applications can extend learning opportunities for students and graduates so they meet the requirements of the fast-changing jobs market. Many studies conducted in various contexts have revealed the drastic change of using mobile applications (henceforth apps) and advanced communication which help students develop their skills by means of using the digital environment.The study aims at identifying the general impression of Iraqi private universities students about the future role of ICT and the mobile learning in higher education. Al-Maarif University College is selected as a case study to measure the extent of students’ reliance on the use of modern smartphones applications in research, study, and skills development in the field of specialization. The study also sheds light upon specifying the important variables and methods for enhancing the role of the mobile learning as a part of the electronic education for the private education sector in Iraq.
Highlights
Many drastic changes have taken place for the higher education sector because of the new developments in information communication technologies using computers, smartphones and their apps
Focusing on technology-based learning methods is to cope with the various learning methods among young people and even third world countries are making efforts to benefit from technological expansion in the field of computers and smartphones (Olasoji et al 2014)
Smartphones and iPads are popular amongst college students due to their being carried, wireless, containing many apps making it easy for the student to do multiple tasks at one stand, and connecting while roaming
Summary
Many drastic changes have taken place for the higher education sector because of the new developments in information communication technologies using computers, smartphones and their apps. Higher education sector has been undergoing a multiple usage of mobile apps in various worldwide universities (Ten billion downloads n.d.) Some of those apps have been used as teaching tools, study guide, college apps marketing, freshmen guide, and admission and registration regulations (Mobile Learning Application 2017). Those apps are not educational but referential to help students reach out college announcements, calendars, exams seating plans and schedules, training and developmental courses and many other activities This increasing usage must be coped with an increase in e-training of how to use those apps and the best methods to utilize information technology and communication resources those apps provide. Do you prefer searching study materials in e-libraries in your spare time using computer or smartphones?
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