How Mobile and Apps are Transforming the Education Industry?
“M-learning is the intersection of mobile computing and e-learning, that includes anytime, anywhere resources; strong search capabilities; rich interaction; powerful support for effective learning; and performance-based assessment.” – Clark Quinn
As smartphones, tablets and other connected devices are becoming more and more popular and affordable, wireless technology can dramatically change the way of learning and can do eye blinking improvement in the education system. E-learning is a way to provide new updates, giving knowledge to a student without any limitations, anywhere.
But the sad part is it is not possible for every student to get computer and a high speed internet access, and it is even not affordable for all schools to provide a personal computer for every student. However, due to the revolutionary change in the industry of mobile apps design companies USA and all over the world, the mobile phones have become affordable even for a normal man and even easy to use for them as many mobile apps development companies Nyc, Washington etc. are bringing educational apps with innovative ideas to the market.
First, let’s understand what is m-learning:
Use of portable devices (e.g. e-Readers, tablets, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and smartphones) which make use of the internet (i.e. SIM-enabled or Wi-Fi, etc.) for learning, as stated by Mobile Education Landscape Report.
Role of Mobile Technology in Education
Technology-rich learning activities will help more effectively in promoting education and will increase the interest of students to search, to get knowledge over the internet. Mobile technology is the leading technology now days, subsequently each and every person is having mobiles on their hands, and students are also very comfortable to use apps. In education, mobile apps or even games can also play an important role to attract students.
By leveraging technology from the early stages of the learning, we can make students tech-savvy, and in the future, the country can get more knowledgeable engineers, scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs. Mobile learning is having the capability to make it possible to reach to the students by crossing the boundaries of classrooms and schools.
Lesli Rotenberg, senior vice-president of Children’s Media at PBS, says
“Mobile apps can be a great learning tool in the hands of children. This research is important in helping to better understand and guide the development of new apps that improve the value of children’s screen time with significant educational outcomes”.
24X7 Learning Process
Think about the situation when you have an exam and you have to travel towards your examination centre, is it possible to handle your books, and important notes while traveling? So in such situation, you can totally depend on your mobile and educational app related to your studies. And also I want to mention that there is no end for learning. If you are an employee, and you are not getting time to study books because of your office hours, dailytraveling or any other issues, you can use m-learning apps anywhere, anytime according to your comfort.
Who are entering into the educational apps market?
Many global companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Sony are entering into the education market with their integrated solutions for students which include hardware, software, apps and SaaS.
To help students, there are many apps in the market like BYJU’s– The e-learning app which is developed to give knowledge to students from grade 6-12 Math and Science for competitive exam preparation. This is a very good example of m-learning. This app has become very popular among students within a short time span. The app was developed by experienced mobile app development service New Jersey – FuGenX Technologies.
Challenges of developing app for Education industry
There are hundreds of educational mobile apps in app stores, but developing a quality app to crack the education industry is not an easy task, as it is a very big industry, so while developing an app for educational purpose, some aspects have to take into consideration like – giving genuine, well verified content on the app, monitoring and regulating content, follow privacy rules and tech policies of an institution for which the app is being created.
M – Learning is going to become a common learning system
Kids, schools, parents are feeling comfortable to use education apps in learning the things, so it is the start of a new era in the education industry in the form of m-learning.
Have a plan to develop an education app?
There are many mobile apps development companies who are experienced in developing educational apps, but it is our responsibility to provide the best apps to students. FuGenX Technologies is the best mobile apps development company Atlanta and New York who has proved their excellencies in education mobility with a successful educational app BYJU’s.
To discuss your education app development requirements with FuGenX Technologies, you can visit fugenx.com or can contact directly at info@fugenx.com.
