Japanese can now attend a college class on their mobile phones
By Dusan Belic on Saturday, January 5th, 2008 at 11:11 AM PST In General
Don’t you just love the stories from Japan? They tell us what to expect in the other parts of the world within 3-5 years.
Now we have Cyber University, the only university in the country that teaches all classes only on the Internet, offering a class on the mysteries of the pyramids on mobile phones…
Unlike the desktop PC version where lecture plays on the monitor as text and images in the middle along with a smaller video of the lecturer in the corner, the mobile phone version pops up as streaming video on the handset’s tiny screen, playing only the Power Point images.
And while we’re sure the full desktop lecture is way better, the mobile version will almost certainly find its audience among commuters and youth for instance. This is especially true when you consider that the mobile lecture is free for anyone.
Finally, even though there’s only a single course available at the moment, we’re somewhat confident Cyber University will expand its mobile offering in the near future…
[Via: textually.org]
http://www.intomobile.com/2007/11/28/japanese-students-have-the-option-to-take-a-class-on-their-mobile-phone.html
This is insane. It’s as though the Japanese build their lives around cell phones as much as possible. I wouldn’t mind being able to pay for stuff with my cell phone, but I don’t think I would want to take a course on my phone…I mean, I can’t even stay awake for an online test so there is no way I could make it through a test on my cell!
Yeah, I agree. I could never do this. But, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the next big thing in North America in the next few years.