TY - BOOK AU - Ord�o�nez de Pablos,Patricia AU - Tennyson,Robert D. AU - Lytras,Miltiadis D. ED - IGI eBooks. ED - IGI Global, TI - Assessing the role of mobile technologies and distance learning in higher education SN - 9781466673175 AV - LB1044.84 .A87 2015e U1 - 371.33 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Hershey, Pennsylvania (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pa., 17033, USA) PB - IGI Global KW - Mobile communication systems in education KW - Distance education KW - Flexible learning environments KW - Mobile learning KW - Online courses KW - Role of faculty KW - Tablets and education KW - Technology platforms KW - Virtual universities KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Distance learning in architecture/planning education: a case study in the faculty of architecture at Selcuk University / H. Filiz Alkan Meshur, Havva Alkan Bala -- A comparative study of business and engineering students' attitude to mobile technologies in distance learning / Andreas Ahrens, Jelena Zascerinska -- Using iPads in university mathematics classes: what do the students think? / Rim Gouia, Cindy Gunn, Diana Audi -- Leveraging asynchronous online instruction to develop elementary school mathematics teacher-leaders / Drew Polly -- Evaluation of mobile learning project at the UAE University: College of Engineering case study / Mousa. I. Hussein -- Challenges and opportunities for virtual universities in the 21st century / Lu�isa Margarida Cagica Carvalho -- Promoting interaction in an asynchronous e-learning environment / Maria Pavlis Korres -- M-learning in the Middle East: the case of Bahrain / Evangelia Marinakou, Charalampos Giousmpasoglou -- Mobile education mitigating the heavy magnitude of illiteracy in India / Kshama Pandey -- The role of internet technology in higher education: a complex responsive systems paradigm / Robert J. Blomme -- Internet technology and its application in competence development of highly educated staff: the role of transfer / Robert J. Blomme -- Google educational apps as a collaborative learning tool among computer science learners / Vasileios Paliktzoglou, Tasos Stylianou, Jarkko Suhonen -- Factors influencing behavior of selecting touch screen mobile phones / Muhammad Khalique, Senorita Lokie Tunggau -- Mobile wireless technologies application in education / Maryam Haghshenas, Abouzar Sadeghzadeh, Roghayeh Shahbazi, Mojtaba Nassiriyar; Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers; Also available in print N2 - "In recent years, the use of information technologies, mobile devices, and social media, along with the evolving needs of students, professionals, and academics, has grown rapidly. New ways of bringing learning content to students, new learning environments, and new teaching practices are necessary to keep up with these changes. This book provides a comprehensive understanding of m-learning processes by discussing challenges in higher education and the role of information technologies for effective learning"--Provided by publisher UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-4666-7316-8 ER -