Mobile Learning Report Card (Infographic)
Quick mobile learning facts in this industry report card from T-Mobile
- The US trails other nations in mobile learning adoption
- $8 Billion is spent each year on K-12 textbooks in the US
- 2.8% of the estimated $8M textbook market is #ebooks
- 56% of schools/libraries plan to implement/expand digital textbook use
- 45% of schools/libraries to implement/expand wireless devices for #mlearning
- 100% of students will have digital text books within the next five years
- One third of Americans have NOT adopted broadband at home
- 100% of K12 students will use mobile handheld devices by 2016
I find it astounding that ebooks are having a difficult time penetrating the textbook market — especially seeing as Amazon is more Kindle books than paperback and hardcover combined.
I wonder if this because of resistance by textbook publishers to translate their content to a new medium or something else?
A good question Eric. So many publishers are (and have been) publishing their textbooks with digital versions online with a username/pw to access. My guess is it’s not the digital translation that is an issue but, the politics of hardware standards and maintaining a beneficial financial arrangement over the control of distribution. .. I’d be curious to hear what others think. Thank you.