The Barriers to Adoption of Mobile Learning by HEIs in Malaysia: An Exploratory Study

D. Al-Arabiat; W. F. Wan Ahmad; A. Sarlan

Authors

D. Al-Arabiat Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia.
W. F. Wan Ahmad Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia.
A. Sarlan Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia.

Keywords:

Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing, Mobile Learning, M-Learning, Higher Education Institutions, Mobile Challenges, Cloud Computing Benefits

Abstract

Mobile learning (M-learning) is considered as a development process of Electronic learning (E-Learning) that used to meet some of issues in E-learning such as wireless environment and accessibility. In spite of having many benefits and advantages for using M-learning, many challenges and issues still facing mobile learning technology to become a part of most of the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) strategies. This paper aims to examine the barriers to M-learning adoption by HEIs in Malaysia. To do so, a quantitative research methodology was used in data collection. Online questionnaire was distributed by e-mail to 150 respondents in three universities. The result analysis brought out that mobile storage size, limitation of mobile memory and mobile battery life are the main
barriers of using mobile in learning process.