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An Innovation in Education Through
Cloud Computing
Vishal Paranjape and Vimmi Pandey
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 edu-
cational 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.
Keywords Cloud computing Virtualization SaaS
V. Paranjape ( & )
CTA, CS Deptt, Gyan Ganga College of Technology, Jabalpur, India
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V. Pandey
Department of Information Technology, Gyan Ganga College of Technology,
Jabalpur, India
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