ABSTRACT
Although the term has been in use since as early as 2002, the recent proliferation of smartphones and tablets has brought the concept of personalized mobile learning through bite-sized snippets to the forefront. But what exactly is microlearning and what does the term encompass? This chapter will provide an overview of the microlearning phenomenon, reconcile multiple working definitions into one comprehensive and operational definition, and describe how microlearning can be used in educational, professional, and personal learning contexts to help individuals achieve educational goals or improve job performance.
