Abstract
This study aimed at determining the popularity level of the Short Messaging Service (SMS) in USA among college students and its potential as a content delivery platform in distance education. Results of a 20-question survey administered to 200 college students indicated that there was a common lack of trust among cell phone owners towards SMS. Students generally found SMS as an expensive alternative to voice communication using a cell phone. Given the results, SMS may potentially be used in small scales to deliver educational content, but user acceptance and pricing issues need to be addressed first.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 355-374 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- cell phone
- college education
- college students
- content delivery tool
- distance education
- service adoption
- Short Messaging Service
- survey study
- usability
- user preferences
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science Applications
- Education