DOHA: Classroom instruction in Qatar and across GCC schools will increasingly utilise mobile devices as smart learning solutions gain traction in the education sector throughout the region.
According to the latest education industry estimates, the number of potential e-learning users in Qatar could reach nearly 200,000 by 2015 as student population in the primary and secondary education sector grows.
The anticipated rise in adoption of smart learning tools in the classroom presents massive opportunities for smart learning solutions and technology providers who can leverage the growing student population in the GCC.
Saudi Arabia remains the biggest market with 6.6 million potential users, followed by the UAE with nearly a million students. Oman will see its student population increase to 600,000 in two years, Kuwait to 545,000, and Bahrain to 200,000.
Education stakeholders will have a preview of the latest smart learning tools from world leading providers as well as the latest advances and best practices on mobile learning at the forthcoming GESS 2013, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The event will take place from March 5 to March 7 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, under the theme ‘Smart Learning and Technological Advances in Education.’
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