Context aware adaptive mobile learning framework for bottom of pyramid people (BOP)

Abstract

When the learners are truly interested in learning, they learn faster, participate actively, and they pull knowledge. Unlike school education, adult learning mostly occurs with the initiation of the adult learner, and they then pull the relevant knowledge. Vocational education is the master key that opens the door to the economic and social development of a country and it provides an opportunity for Bottom of Pyramid people (BOP) to acquire a sustainable livelihood. Due to many difficulties and commitments of their lives, BOP people are not engaging in a continuous learning process. Since there are many adaptive mobile learning systems available, there is no proper mechanism to achieve the sustainable livelihood of BOP people through vocational education which is tightly coupled with their lifestyle and motivates them to get in learning activities. The context aware adaptive mobile learning framework is an attempt to push vocational knowledge for Bottom of Pyramid (BOP) people, who are not ready to pull knowledge. In this paper, we present mobile learning content design, concept design, system architecture, Adaptivity components, the system implementation and evaluation of the system This system guides BOP people in their vocations through adaptive content delivery mechanisms using mobile technology together with vocational and motivational factors to educate the user in a transparent and non-resistive manner. Social science based models integrated into systems to carry out adaptive delivery of content based on the end user learning behavior, vocation, social and psychological factors.