The number of smartphones is projected to reach the 5 billion dollar mark in 2019, which means that 67% of the world’s population will own a mobile phone. There is an impressive data[1] on the penetration of mobile internet-usage worldwide, and it will not be incorrect to assume that learning is happening formally/ informally through mobile devices already. Since the reach of mobiles phones is increasing each day, it is essential that educational technologies be oriented to embrace the new conduit of learning and teaching.
With apps and other available LMS Software, the usage of mobile phones for live face-to-face interaction between instructor and learner is not an issue any-more. Students who now opt for online distance courses stand to benefit and learn just by opening up specific mobile apps to consume learning material.
Distance education has evolved with the advent of distance learning platform. There are two types of course formats that online distance education has adopted. One model is asynchronous, and the other is synchronous.
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Qu'elle soit asynchrone ou synchrone, l'éducation via mobile a des beaux jours devant elle.