Opportunities for utilizing mobile learning services in the Palestinian higher education

Abstract EN

During the last decade, Palestinian higher education institutions had a successful experience in utilizing e-learning services.

E-learning services are currently engaged in all aspects of higher education institutions.

Students access university services anywhere regardless of time.

Mobile learning (m-learning) enables students to accomplish their education anywhere and anytime.

This study aims to understand the Palestinian students' awareness of m-learning and its aspects.

This understanding will provide a strong evidence on she readiness of students to accept and use m-learning in their education environment.

Furthermore, this will support the utilization of such technology in Palestinian higher education institutions.

378 participants out of five Palestinian higher education institutions in Gaza participated successfully in this research.

The results indicated that the higher education environment had the required infrastructure to utilize m-learning services.

The results also showed that the students had an adequate knowledge and awareness to use such technology in their education environment.

Nearly half of the participants (50.3 %) revealed that their university provided a wireless network or Wi-Fi zone in the campus.

On the other hand, 79.1 % showed that their university did not provide m-learning services.

In general, 85.2 % of the respondents had eagerness that their university provides them m-learning services.

This study also found that the Palestinian higher education institutions had the potentials for using m-learning.