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Scholarship July 3, 2025

Cloud Computing for Teaching and Learning: Strategies for Design and Implementation

The Wabash Center

Author
Chao, Lee
Publisher
IGI Global, Hershey, PA
ISBN
9781466609570
Table of Contents
Preface

Section 1 - Education and Research in Cloud Computing Environments
ch. 1 Overview of Cloud Computing and its Application in E-Learning
ch. 2 A Semantic Framework for Cloud Learning Environments
ch. 3 Utilizing Open Source Cloud Computing Environments to Provide Cost Effective Support for University Education and Research
ch. 4 Conducting Research in the Cloud
ch. 5 Cloud Computing for Education and Research in Developing Countries

Section 2 - Teaching and Learning with Cloud
ch. 6 Teaching Clouds: Lessons Taught and Lessons Learnt
ch. 7 Implement Virtual Programming Lab with Cloud Computing for Web-Based Distance Education
ch. 8 Cloud Computing for On-Demand Virtual Desktops and Labs
ch. 9 Developing a Private Cloud Based IP Telephony Laboratory and Curriculum

Section 3 - Policies and Legal Issues in Education Cloud
ch. 10 Harnessing the Potential of Cloud Computing to Transform Higher Education
ch. 11 Mobile Cloud Services as Catalysts for Pedagogical Change
ch. 12 Cloud Computing: Next Generation Education
ch. 13 Legal and Contractual Issues of Cloud Computing for Educational Institutions
ch. 14 Security Issues in Cloud Computing

Section 4 - Cloud Computing and its Technical Foundation
ch. 15 Cloud Computing Solution for Internet Based Teaching and Learning
ch. 16 Data Partitioning for Highly Scalable Cloud Applications
ch. 17 Intelligent Clouds: By Means of Using Multi-Agent Systems Environments
ch. 18 Large-Scale Systems and Society

Compilation of References
About the Contributors
Index
With its cost efficiency, enabling of collaboration and sharing of resources, and its ability to improve access, cloud computing is likely to play a big role in the classrooms of tomorrow.

Cloud Computing for Teaching and Learning: Strategies for Design and Implementation provides the latest information about cloud development and cloud applications in teaching and learning. The book alsos include empirical research findings in these areas for professionals and researchers working in the field of e-learning who want to implement teaching and learning with cloud computing, as well as provide insights and support to executives concerned with cloud development and cloud applications in e-learning communities and environments. (From the Publisher)