Addressing some of the commonly misunderstood myths on Mobile Learning Management Systems and how they could affect businesses.

Learning that uses technology as a helpful tool is well on its way to becoming the new norm in our day-to-day life. Now, more than before, Mobile Learning has quickly caught up with books and classrooms.

While the introduction of this has been largely beneficial, it has also left us with a few misconceptions about Mobile learning. While they are mostly harmless, they could also interrupt the efforts that go into setting up a Learning Management System. Here are some of the better-known myths about Mobile Learning Management Systems.

More content leads to better quality

While it’s wise to have a vast amount of data and detailed documents to refer to, most learners tend to have shorter attention spans while attending large online courses. Prolonged sessions don’t mean that you’ll gain a better understanding from these online courses. Instead, you could end up having excessive staring competitions with the content because there is a lot of it to process.

Microlearning is a strategy that deals with relatively small learning units and short-term learning activities

Microlearning does use bite-sized units of content to help you learn, focusing on specific content to get the message across. This is done to remove excessive content that may have some relevance but can confuse you because of its volume, causing you to lose your focus. Learning activities that use microlearning are more about focus and not duration.

For example, you may spend 10 minutes on a lesson with specific information, accompanied by a small quiz, which you can do at your own pace and still learn what you need to.

It is always necessary to include Gamification

While it helps to actively engage users and boost statistics, by rewarding them for completion of learning courses, it is more fun, than educational. Course completion depends more on how the content is delivered and how you interact with it, rather than simply turning all of it into an online game.

While gamification adds a fun element to Mobile LMS, too much of it could also divert your attention away from the actual purpose of pursuing mobile learning.

Courses can only be compiled by Instructional Designers

It is not compulsory to have a certified instructional Designer create training content online. What is required is minor experience and understanding of the topic of choice, the necessary authoring tools for creating a course on a mobile learning management system and enthusiasm on your part, as the content creator, to get started.

What do you mean by this, you ask? A Mobile LMS can be set up easily if done correctly. Restructuring the content before uploading it, is the first step to be taken. With the correct extensions and proper maintenance, the content creator can also monetize this special content and turn it into something marketable which will bring in rewards.