Title :
Is Rural Botswana Stuck to the "Chalkboard Only" Era while Others Make Strides in Mobile Learning?
Author :
Lydia Maketo;Chitra Balakrishna
Author_Institution :
Resource Dev. Int. Ltd., Univ. of Wales, Coventry, UK
Abstract :
This paper discusses causes of the sluggish growth rates of mobile learning in a developing country (Botswana), despite the mobile phone revolution and proposes future directions in application of mobile technology to enhance education in emerging economies.
Keywords :
"Mobile handsets","Mobile communication","Education","Computers","Internet","Social network services","Cellular phones"
Conference_Titel :
Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies, 2015 9th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8660-6
DOI :
10.1109/NGMAST.2015.39
