Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Research Report : The State of Mobile Learning in India – How mobile is shaping cloud-based learning

JUST ARRIVED - Learning goes mobile!

Skillsoft,a global leader in learning and talent management has released its research report.

Research Report | The State of Mobile Learning in India – How mobile is shaping cloud-based learning

The report highlights key insights into the availability of and preferences for mobile learning, as well as challenges and concerns which impact the implementation of mobile learning in organisations in Asia Pacific broadly,as well as specifically in India.
The research report includes numerous unique insights for organisations in India addressing the challenges of learning and development in the mobile-enabled age.

KEY FINDINGS:

27% of the organisations represented by the respondents have already adopted mobile learning;

80%, a majority of respondents believe mobile learning is likely to increase their level of engagement with their corporate learning programmes.However,adoption rates remain low (27%);

59% of the users and potential users seek leadership development and training, while 55% desire skills training towards industry recognised certifications;

47% of the adopters' companies support tablets; 60% of intenders desire for tablets to be used for mobile learning;

64% of intenders wish to have company-issued laptops for mobile learning access; Organisations and users in India agree that the preferred formats for mobile learning content are video tutorials (48%),slide shows (40%) and interactive content with active participation (39%).There remains an opportunity to increase the use of the most popular format preferred by users and potential users.This approach leads to gaps,such as with simulations,which are used by 17% of organisations,while they are preferred by 55% of users;

80% agree that mobile learning enables the development of new knowledge and skills,while 83% of users believe it gives them a competitive advantage in the industry.Overall,they are clearly convinced of the benefits of mobile learning with 97% responding that mobile learning benefits them in some way; Organisations in India also see the benefits of mobile learning,with 82% agreeing that mobile learning improves business efficiency and 76% seeing improved business results; The three biggest concerns for organisations seeking to implement mobile learning are network issues like connection stability and speed,VPN requirements (62%),concerns about network security (58%) and inadequate support from IT (40%).


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