AR would be widely used for educational purposes within 2-3 years according to the 2010 annual report by the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative.
According to the Emerging Technology Hype 2010 by the Gartner Firm from the United States of America, the study explored more than 1,800 technologies and the result on the Gartner Hype indicated that AR was near the peak of expected changes in uses of technology.
The Gartner Firm predicted that AR will be widely recognized in 2-5 years from 2010.
AR from an education perspective needs to be designed to serve the best of learning objectives, since the production part is not straightforward and requires sound planning and resources.