A technique for analyzing and comparing the variability of scores between conditions and within conditions. It helps in finding out if an independent variable (IV) had a significant effect on the dependent variable (DV).
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M-Learning: Exploring the Use of Mobile Devices and Social Media
Jean-Eric Pelet (KMCMS.net, France & IAE-IEMN Nantes University, France), Jashim Khan (Laureate Online Education B.V., The Netherlands), Panagiota Papadopoulou (University of Athens, Greece), and Emmanuelle Bernardin (Audencia Nantes, Pres l'Unam, France)
Copyright: © 2014
|Pages: 36
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6198-1.ch012
Abstract
From the perspective of improving e-learning, the free access and user friendliness of User Generated Content (UGC) tools, such as social media, embedded onto mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, make them attractive to be adopted by students and professors in many institutions around the world. This chapter presents the results of an exploratory study on the use of smart phones and social media, identifying differences among countries, focusing on the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). The objective is to facilitate the understanding of the rapidly evolving and expanding technology of smart phones and social media and explore its potential for m-learning purposes. Results show that social media and mobile devices can be effectively combined in a promising way to enable m-learning.