Mobile Learning Applications´ Acceptance Model (MLAAM)

Mobile technology has the potential to enhance people´s lives in India in many ways. Mobile learning (M-learning) is an extension of e-learning. There are various classifications of M-learning applications. The classification done by Deegan and Rothwell (2010) in five categories covers all the applications in education scenario. We used basic TAM model and extended it by applying these five categories as external variables. In this pilot study, we studied the acceptance of M-learning by using extended TAM model for university students in India. The study provides a theoretical research framework which addresses the value of mobile learning acceptance in the higher education environment. The focus is on how university students perceive it and to determine the factors responsible for such perceptions.