Comparing LMS usage behavior of mobile and web users

Abstract

Mobile devices are gaining popularity due to their increasing functionality and usability, and their location and time independence. Consequently mobile technology has become important for both learners and educational institutions. In this paper, we examine usage behavior of mobile and web users within a learning management system (LMS). After motivating the topic and briefly sketching related work, the setup of a case study, the data-set and the findings are described. In short, it turns out that mobile users tend to quickly look up required or interesting information while web users have longer and deeper browsing sessions which include more course-specific functionality. © 2012 IEEE.