Students and Educators Attitudes towards the use of M-Learning: Gender and Smartphone ownership Differences

Authors

  • Mostafa Al-Emran Universiti Malaysia Pahang
  • Yahya Ashour Alkhoudary Al Buraimi University College
  • Vitaliy Mezhuyev Universiti Malaysia Pahang
  • Mohammed Al-Emran Al Buraimi University College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v13i01.9374

Keywords:

M-learning, Attitudes, Gender, Smartphone ownership

Abstract


Mobile learning (M-learning) is relatively becoming a hot topic that attracted the interest of many scholars. Although M-learning is spreading rapidly across many countries in the world, studying the students and educators’ attitudes towards its usage is still in short supply. This study is considered one of the few that attempts to examine the students and educators’ attitudes towards the use of M-learning by focusing on gender and smartphone ownership differences. The data were collected through a questionnaire survey from eight different universities in Dubai, United Arab of Emirates. 141 students and 31 academics participated in the study. The results indicated that the male students and academics were more likely to use the M-learning systems than the females. Moreover, the students and academics who own smartphones were more likely to use the M-learning systems than those who do not so.

Author Biography

Mostafa Al-Emran, Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Mostafa Al-Emran is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Universiti Malaysia Pahang. He got his MSc in Informatics from The British University in Dubai with a distinction level along with the top Academic Excellence Award. Al-Emran got his Bachelor degree from Al Buraimi University College with the first honor degree in Computer Science. Most of his publications were indexed under ISI Web of Science and
Scopus. Al-Emran is a certified recognized reviewer by several reputed journals in Elsevier. His current research interests include Mobile Learning, Knowledge Management, Technology Adoption, and Text Mining.

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Published

2019-01-29

How to Cite

Al-Emran, M., Alkhoudary, Y. A., Mezhuyev, V., & Al-Emran, M. (2019). Students and Educators Attitudes towards the use of M-Learning: Gender and Smartphone ownership Differences. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 13(01), pp. 127–135. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v13i01.9374

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Short Papers