This paper presents the modern technique of “learning-while-on-the-go”, the Mobile Application learning(MobApp Learning). this technique has revolutionized whole academia in general and whole internet community in particular by making it global, accessible, available, scalable, reliable and integrated. MobApp learning has captured all the benefits of mobility and network connectivity to present mobile device based learning environment. This facilitates all the interested knowledge seekers to override the benefits of mobile devices to create such an environment where all the interested users can be benefited with features like e-learning and latter e-education. In MobApp learning academic institutions develop course contents required for the fulfillment of different academic courses like certificate courses, degree courses and other academic and professional degree courses. These contents are delivered to users through mobile medium which is accessed by the interested or registered users for preparing themselves for exams. This study further reveals the different challenges being faced in different aspects to make this MobApp a most common platform for obtaining and acquiring respective degrees. The study further stresses on the need to have well Organized, developed, designed and maintained contents so that this MobApp learning will increase its footprints to motivate more audience to seek and acquire education through mobile media. This paper highlights the benefits and future challenges of MobApp learning into educational environments. It provides a comparison between Mobile application learning and traditional E-learning.
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