ABSTRACT
In order to provide greater ease of access, better facilities, and a more user-oriented experience for tutorials, registrations, and examination, Universitas Terbuka (an Indonesian distance learning university) creates learning material based on Android device applications as well as a virtual web-based reading room. These provide a new platform in the distance education system and are in line with increasing usage of smartphones in Indonesia, not only for communication but also for learning purposes. As of the beginning of 2017, more than 10,000 users had downloaded the application. This article aims to explore the implementation of Android applications in digital teaching material by evaluating the platform’s effectiveness and efficiency through six measurements: system quality, number of users, purposes, simplicity, user-orientedness of application, and time of use. A sample of 55 respondents was employed, using a questionnaire and interviews and applying a descriptive conceptual approach. It concludes that the application of Android-based digital teaching materials really helps students at the Universitas Terbuka in Indonesia to better understand materials in the areas of online learning, face-to-face tutorials, and also final examinations.
