E-Learning using Cloud Computing
Utpal Jyoti Bora1, Majidul Ahmed2
1Utpal Jyoti Bora, Programme Officer, Department of Information Technology, State Institute of Rural Development, (Assam), India.
2Dr . Majidul Ahmed, HOD, Department of Information Technology, Gauhati Commerce College, (under Gauhati University), Guwahati, (Assam), India.
Manuscript received on January 05, 2013. | Revised Manuscript received on January 09, 2013. | Manuscript published on January 15, 2013. | PP: 9-13 | Volume-1, Issue-2, January 2013. | Retrieval Number: B0111011213/2013©BEIESP
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Abstract: Cloud computing is becoming an adoptable technology for many of the organizations with its dynamic scalability and usage of virtualized resources as a service through the Internet. Cloud computing is growing rapidly, with applications in almost any area, including education. Now a day, e-learning is also becoming very popular and powerful trend, which is also broad. E-learning systems usually require many hardware and software resources. This paper presents the benefits of using cloud computing for e-learning. There are many educational institutions that cannot afford such investments, and cloud computing is the best solution, 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
Keywords: Cloud Computing, E-learning, ICT, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS.