Mobile apps are taking off in a big way on US university campuses as more and more businesses and colleges realize their value for communicating with students.The 2011 Campus Computing Survey found that 50 per cent of private colleges are now offering mobile apps for students with smartphones, up from 42 per cent last fall.Even more (55 per cent) of public universities have deployed mobile apps. Meanwhile, though, universities have reportedly been slower in moving functions and services to the cloud.The fact that students have so keenly adopted smartphones is one of the main reason for the popularity of mobile apps in universities, explained Kenneth C. Green, the founder of Campus Computing Project. He stated, “Students come to campus expecting to use mobile apps on their smart phones and tablets to navigate campus resources and use campus services.”He added, “Also important is that compared to a year ago, more firms—both LMS and ERP providers—now offer mobile options for their campus clients.”These services are heading for major growth it seems, as on-campus mobile apps continue to become ubiquitous on campuses all over the States.
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