CONTENTS

About the Authors

Preface

Part I

Foundations and Future

  1.

A Historical Overview of M-Learning: Toward Learner-Centered Education

 

Helen Crompton

 

Through the study of recent histories, this chapter provides a historical view of the field of electronic learning. The chapter begins by explicating the philosophical, pedagogical, and conceptual underpinnings regarding learning, particularly toward learner-centered pedagogies. This is followed by a discussion of the technology, covering the evolution of the hardware/software, its adoption into society, and how these technological advancements have led to today’s new affordances for learning.

  2.

M-Learning as a Subfield of Open and Distance Education

 

William C. ...

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