@article {89566,
	title = {Attitudes Towards the Use of Mobile Learning: A Case Study from the Gulf Region},
	journal = {International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)},
	volume = {9},
	year = {2015},
	pages = {75-78},
	abstract = {<p>In the last few years, the way we learn has been shifted dramatically from traditional classrooms depending<br />
on printed papers into E-learning depending on digital pages. Mobile learning (M-learning) is a recent technology that has been developed rapidly to deliver E-learning using personal mobile devices without posing any restrictions on time and location. In this work, we investigate students and faculty members{\textquoteright} attitudes towards the use of M-learning in higher educational institutions within two countries in the Gulf Region (Oman \&amp; UAE). Two questionnaire surveys have been conducted: one for students and another for faculty members. In these surveys, 383 students and 54 instructors have taken part within the study. An independent sample t-test was performed to examine whether there exist a significant difference among the students{\textquoteright} attitudes and the faculty members{\textquoteright} attitudes towards the use of M-learning with regard to gender and country. Results indicated that students in the UAE were more positive towards the use of M-learning than those in Oman. Moreover, results revealed that 99\% of the students own mobile devices, in particular smartphones and tablets, while only 1\% has not. Results of this study could help policy makers for better decision making in building the M-learning infrastructure in the higher educational institutions in general and specifically within the Arab Gulf region.</p>
},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v9i3.4596},
	attachments = {https://scholar.cu.edu.eg/sites/default/files/shaalan/files/4596-15701-1-pb.pdf},
	author = {Al-Emran, Mostafa and Khaled Shaalan}
}
