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Cloud Computing Framework for Solving Virtual College Educations: A Case of Egyptian Virtual University

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Information Systems Design and Intelligent Applications

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 339))

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Educational institutions across the World rely heavily on information technology (IT) in teaching-learning that accept the services provision and business needs. Whereas buying and preserving a huge number of devices used in educational process whether it is licensed software and/or original hardware require great investment and special skills to support them in the current financial crisis which affect the growing needs while the Higher Education System is facing many obstacles in supplying vital technology support for educational process and its performance measurements. This paper highlights the advantages of cloud computing which is the better mechanism for using ICT to enhance Egyptian Higher Education; such technology provides easy accessibility and scalability, storage and cost minimization. Accordingly, implementing the proposed framework of the hybrid cloud computing for the Egyptian Virtual University will have a significant contribution for enhancing the educational process in the country.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Computers Engineering Department, Cairo Higher Institute, Cairo, Egypt

    Hany Soliman Alnashar

  2. Faculty of Computers and Information, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

    Mohamed Abd Elfattah

  3. Department of Information System, Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport, Cairo, Egypt

    M. M. Mosbah

  4. Faculty of Computers and Information, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

    Aboul Ella Hassanien

  5. Faculty of Computers and Information, Beni Suef, Egypt

    Aboul Ella Hassanien

  6. Scientific Research Group in Egypt (SRGE), Cairo, Egypt

    Hany Soliman Alnashar, Mohamed Abd Elfattah & Aboul Ella Hassanien

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  1. University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India

    J. K. Mandal

  2. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences, Vishakapatnam, India

    Suresh Chandra Satapathy

  3. Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Technology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India

    Manas Kumar Sanyal

  4. Engineering and Technological Studies, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India

    Partha Pratim Sarkar

  5. Department Computer Science & Engineering, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, India

    Anirban Mukhopadhyay

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Alnashar, H.S., Abd Elfattah, M., Mosbah, M.M., Hassanien, A.E. (2015). Cloud Computing Framework for Solving Virtual College Educations: A Case of Egyptian Virtual University. In: Mandal, J., Satapathy, S., Kumar Sanyal, M., Sarkar, P., Mukhopadhyay, A. (eds) Information Systems Design and Intelligent Applications. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 339. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2250-7_40

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