University Wide M-Learning Using Cloud Environment

Abstract

There is an exponential increase in the demand for the online-only courses and this demand is recorded by several higher educational institutions. E-learning using traditional computing is not a sufficient solution against this voluminous demand of learning content sharing. It requires large storage space and the overhead of a high speed network infrastructure. Cloud computing is the composition of computing resources and the high performance network. It can easily provide the improved computing environment with less overhead as the computation and network are not treated as two separate things to manage. This paper proposes the advantages of an Mobile (M)-learning model with cloud computing support over the traditional computing based E-learning, based on some parameters like service acquisition, technical and commercial overhead required. M-learning is proposed as a software service, at the service delivery layer of the cloud. The basic components of different layers which are required to form an M-learning cloud computing environment are also discussed. M-learning will enhance the capability of learning management, operate at low risk and low cost, and is a secure and scalable medium.