An Innovation in Education Through Cloud Computing

Abstract

Today most of the learning activities are concerned on Web-based learning environment and it has become a major area on researching for remote education. The technique of cloud computing has got great recognition in many organizations with its dynamic scalability and usage of virtualized resources as a service through the Internet. Cloud computing is changing the way industries and enterprises do their businesses in that dynamically scalable and virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet. In this chapter, we discuss the use of cloud computing in the educational and learning arena, to be called “education and learning as a service” (ELaaS), emphasizing its possible benefits and offerings that will have a significant impact on the educational environment in the future. The concept of cloud computing is an excellent alternative for educational institutions which are constrained to a limited budget in order to operate their information systems effectively without spending any more capital for the computers and network devices. Universities take advantage of available cloud-based applications offered by service providers and enable their own users/students to perform business and academic tasks. In this chapter, we will review what the cloud computing infrastructure will provide in the educational sector, especially in the universities where the use of computers are more intensive and what can be done to increase the benefits of common applications for students and teachers.