  Nowadays, the student community is growing up with mobile devices and it has
becomes an integral part of their life. Devices such as smartphones, tablets,
and e-book readers connect users to access information and enabling instant
communication with others. The enormous growth and affordability of mobile
devices influenced their learning practices. Mobile technologies are playing a
significant role in students' academic activities. The factors like
convenience, flexibility, engagement, interactivity and easy-to-use enable
mobile learning more attractive to students. With these trends in mind, it is
important for the educators to inherit the mobile technologies in effective
teaching and learning. Our study explores the challenges that exist in
implementing the m-learning technologies in the teaching and learning practices
of higher educational institutions of Oman. Our study also addressed various
issue like adoption of technology, transition to new technology and issues
related to engaging students. Based on the outcomes of the study, a framework
has been formulated to address all the challenges that are identified for the
successful implementation of m-learning.
