Effective and efficient mobile learning: issues and tips for developers

Purpose – This paper's aim is to outline trends and recent developments in the design, developments and use of mobile learning. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses interviews with key players in the mobile learning development sector, along with complementary research. Findings – It is found that: mobile learning is developing fast – not just in terms of applications but also in terms of its philosophy and standards; mobile learning can offer great value to learners because it can connect employees to the knowledge and expertise they need, when and where they need it; and new standards, authoring tools and authoring approaches to mobile learning are developing. Practical implications – Merely transferring classroom based training to “e”, and especially mobile, learning does not really work. New technology, techniques and interoperable standards need to be – and are being – developed for mobile learning. Originality/value – No comparable articles exist.