1 Technological Trends of Distance Learning: From Web-Based to WAP-Based, Tariq Rahim Soomro, M. NawazBrohi & Syed Mehmood Naqvi, Western Canadian Conference on Computing Education (WCCCE-05), May 5th & 6th 2005, at The University of Northern British Columbia Prince George-BC, Canada (Accepted) Technological Trends of Distance Learning: From Web-Based to WAP-Based Tariq Rahim Soomro 1 , M. Nawaz Brohi 2 & Syed Mehmood Naqvi 3 1 Department of Computer Science & Computer Engineering, Ajman University of Science & Technology Network, Al-Ain, UAE, tariqsoomro@ieee.org 2 Department of Computer Science, Preston University, Ajman Campus, UAE 3 Computer Graphics & Multimedia Lab, Department of Computer Science University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, B.C., Canada Abstract: Web-Based learning is learning, which is delivered, in whole or part, using the WWW (World Wide Web) as the delivery medium. The WWW is a visual interface for using the Internet - a vast, worldwide network of computer networks, which share information. Web-based learning is often referred to as those delivery modalities that seek to reduce the barriers of time and space to learning, thus the frequently used phrase "anytime, anywhere learning". On the other hand besides Web technology, new technologies such as WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) technologies offer education institutions additional tools that allow students and instructors access to the Internet, anywhere and anytime, via the micro browser equipped mobile phone. The use of computing technology for education has been observed in various ways, but since the recent years quick advance of mobile technologies a new term has appeared – WAP-based learning or sometimes called mobile learning. WAP-Based learning has been considered as the future of learning or as an integral part of any other form of educational process in the future. As WAP-based learning is quite a new domain there is a lot of work and research that is being going on. This paper we will introduce what is the WAP technology. Later will explore the WAP-based learning review. Then this paper will point out challenges and limitations in this field and finally will cover discussion and future work in this field. Keywords: Distance Learning, Web-Based Learning, WAP-Based Learning.