Description:
The International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) provides a forum for researchers, practitioners, and academicians in this field to share their knowledge and experience of combining e-learning and m-learning with other educational resources. The journal offers insight... Show More
The International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) provides a forum for researchers, practitioners, and academicians in this field to share their knowledge and experience of combining e-learning and m-learning with other educational resources. The journal offers insight into a wide range of topics such as knowledge sharing, mobile games for learning, collaborative learning, e-learning, and more. Due to its comprehensive coverage and its distinction as an official publication of the International Association for Mobile Learning, IJMBL has been accepted into prestigious indices such as Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index®, Scopus®, Compendex®, and PsycINFO®. IJMBL contains useful articles for those seeking to learn, analyze, improve, and apply technologies in mobile and blended learning, spanning theoretical, technical, and pedagogical issues in that learning. The journal also devotes discussion to comprehensive or critical reviews of the current literature, relevant technologies and applications, and important contextual issues under areas such as privacy, security, adaptivity, and resource constraints.
Mission & Scope:
The primary mission of the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) is to provide insight and understanding into the role of innovative learning theory and practice in an increasingly mobile and pervasive technological environment. As technology enables a more seamless experience of device-supported learning worlds that may integrate mobile, embedded, augmented, and... Show More
The primary mission of the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) is to provide insight and understanding into the role of innovative learning theory and practice in an increasingly mobile and pervasive technological environment. As technology enables a more seamless experience of device-supported learning worlds that may integrate mobile, embedded, augmented, and immersive technologies, researchers, professionals, and academicians may expect to see increasing interest and activity in blended approaches to learning. IJMBL brings together experts at the forefront of this field, in both technology and pedagogical practice, and assists them in the development and dissemination of new approaches to both mobile and blended learning.
Coverage:
- Comprehensive or Critical Reviews of the Current Literature
- Evaluation of Mobile or Blended Learning in Practice
- Future of Mobile or Blended Learning
- Knowledge Sharing
- Learner Interaction/Collaborative Learning
- Mobile Games for Learning
- Mobile or Blended Learning Applications
- Mobile or Blended Learning Applied at Different Levels of Education from Pre-School to Tertiary and Beyond
- Pedagogical and/or Philosophical Underpinnings of Mobile or Blended Learning
- Privacy and Security Issues
- Related Research in Learning, Including E-Learning and Pedagogical Approaches
- Resource Constraints in the Delivery of Mobile or Blended Learning
- Reviews of the Application of Mobile or Blended Learning in Multiple Contexts
- Role of Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts, Messaging, Other Online Tools, and Web 2.0 Components in Learning Delivery
- Roles of Mobile, Pervasive, and Immersive Technologies in Education
- Technologies that Directly or Indirectly Support Mobile or Blended Learning Systems (Devices, Networks, Tools, etc.)
- Theoretical Approaches to Mobile or Blended Learning Solutions
- Use of Mobile or Blended Learning in Professional Environments
This journal operates under the Hybrid Open Access model,
allowing the author to choose between traditional, subscription-based publishing, or Open Access publishing.
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(CC BY 4.0) licensing arrangement. The copyright for the work remains solely with the author(s) of
the article. Others may distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the work, even commercially, without asking
prior permission from the publisher or author and so long as they credit the author for the original creation.
A one-time Article Processing Charge (APC) of US $2,000 must be paid AFTER the manuscript has gone
through the full double-blind peer review process and the Editor(s)-in-Chief at his/her/their full discretion
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Reviews and Testimonials
The most comprehensive journal of its kind, the International Journal of Mobile and Blended learning (IJMBL) offers the researcher and practitioner an exceptional opportunity to take on board the major currents in this new learning technology field. In particular, it embraces the major issues addressed by innovative learning theories and practices in an increasingly mobile and pervasive technological environment. I personally believe that IJMBL fills a void for those wishing to thoroughly understand mobile and blended learning's diverse foundations, and establishes itself at the core of the discipline.
– Dr. Hokyoung Ryu, Centre for Mobile Computing at Massey University, New Zealand
Mobile computing is having an enormous impact on many aspects of society, not least on learning and education. The International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning will likely have a very strong positive impact on this area from both from technical and societal perspectives. It will be exciting to see how this journal promotes an international exchange of ideas in this important field.
– Professor Ken Hawick, Massey University, New Zealand
The International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning is a much needed academic resource that explores and advances international understanding of the growing research areas in mobile and blended learning. These areas are becoming increasingly important in moving our Information Society forward.
– Aleksej Heinze, University of Salford, UK
With the advent of Web 2.0 technologies, more and more users make use of Web-based systems to participate in communities or search for and provide information in Web-based systems. They access shared knowledge which they need for their professional life or for learning. But life has become much more mobile over recent years. This requires new designs, technologies, and learning processes to provide users with a seamless experience. This journal brings great value to the research and practitioner community by focusing on these vibrant issues.
– Dr. Stephan Lukosch, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany
Mobile learning as part of a holistic, blended learning strategy has the potential to reach millions in our academic, corporate and military domains. We hope to explore the synergy between these important areas.
– Dr. David Metcalf, Institute for Simulation and Training at University of Central Florida, USA
The establishment of the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning represents a significant milestone in the growing scholarship about the links among learning, teaching and technologies. It promises to bring together cutting edge research about innovative, sustainable and transformative approaches to technology enhanced education. Mobile technologies and blending modes of knowledge construction and delivery are the most recent developments in the ongoing search for understanding the multiple ways, methods and places in which humans learn. This journal will contribute significantly to that understanding.
– Patrick Danaher, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
It is good to see that the field of mobile learning is maturing and becoming a recognized academic discipline. The focus of IJMBL, covering pervasive and ambient learning as well as distance learning supported by mobile devices, provides a valuable contribution to the field.
– Mike Sharples, University of Nottingham, UK