Investigating mobile devices and LMS integration in higher education: Student perspectives

Change is difficult however it is possible that the rapid development and implementation of new technologies and social changes have an influence on the educational provision inevitable. In today's world education is possible at any time and place by modern technologies. As a result, students have the chance to learn educational materials in independent classrooms. The purpose of this study is to integrate mobile technologies and devices with LMS to create new trend in the learning environment. Participants in this study consisted of 93 students. During the survey, a questionnaire was used to collect the needed. In order to analyze and interpret the data SPSS 16.0 was used. The findings of the study propose a powerful approach to facilitate the learning process of students through the use of LMS via mobile phone. Consequently, it be supported that using LMS on mobile devices is the learning platform for the future learning environment. The paper is oriented in order to create a new trend to the education system. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of the Guest Editor.