Today, the world has its atlas shrunk on the six-inch screen where everything is accessible from anywhere.
Learning has become quite advanced and dynamic with the use of handy electronic gadgets, thus increasing the importance and need to develop an online education app.The story is not new –reported by Rossing, Miller, Cecil, & Stamper, back in 2012, mobile learning had benefited both teachers as well as students.
Even further, such a facility is at a global scale and it is not dependent on any platform.
With mobile web access growing approximately 20% a month, mobile internet growth is eight times more than the desktop-based.Two types of virtual learning exist today – Wired and Wireless.Diagrammatically –The in-town and distance learning has a thin line difference left; hence, educators should evaluate these two models based on six factors –The course content and its data handlingThe feedback of students and teachers for evaluationStudent support service availabilityLive streaming and bandwidth availabilityInteractivity between students and students-teachersPrivacy and securityAs these factors help you decide the technology platform for mLearning or eLearning, here are a few more dimensions you must carefully evaluate for a long term aspect.User-friendliness for both students and educatorsTechnical feasibilities and device limitationsDidactic effectiveness and resultsLong term cost-effectivenessDynamics of education or eLearning mobile applicationsThe next generation education asks for a collaborative and enhanced environment that is vigorous in data handling and smooth on live streaming.
The integrated digital ecosystem includes a number of stakeholders such as students, admin, parents, educators, and teachers.With eLearning industry had already crossed USD 200 billion in 2019 and is likely to touch more than 8% CAGR between 2020 and 2026, the education sector has to revamp the learning process by keeping student-centric eLearning apps.Personally, I believe that handling such challenges, especially when the users (in India specifically) are new, is a daunting task.
The key factors include –Seamless ecosystem: with the number of stakeholders increased, the platform should be integrated with special accesses and privileges for students, parents, educators, and lecturers.Foolproof evaluation: it can go for both students as well as teachers.
