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M-learning, or "mobile learning", now commonly abbreviated to "mLearning", has different meanings for different communities. The term covers:

• learning with portable technologies, where the focus is on the technology (which could be in a fixed location, such as a classroom);
• learning across contexts, where the focus is on the mobility of the learner, interacting with portable or fixed technology;
• learning in a mobile society, with a focus on how society and its institutions can accommodate and support the learning of an increasingly mobile population.

Although related to e-learning and distance education, it is distinct in its focus on learning across contexts and learning with mobile devices. One definition of mobile learning is: Learning that happens across locations, or that takes advantage of learning opportunities offered by portable technologies.

More information at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-learning