How Cloud Frameworks Support Blended Learning Environments

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Author(s): Shalini Lakshmi A. J. (College of Engineering, Anna University, India)and Vijayalakshmi M. (College of Engineering, Anna University, India)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 23
Source title: Emerging Techniques and Applications for Blended Learning in K-20 Classrooms
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lydia Kyei-Blankson (Illinois State University, USA), Esther Ntuli (Idaho State University, USA)and Mohamed A. Nur-Awaleh (Illinois State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0242-6.ch006

Keywords: Blended & Mobile Learning / Education / Information Science Reference / K-12 Education

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New generation learners expect an innovative way of acquiring knowledge during their education. This has led to the discovery of brand-new pedagogical teaching policies like blended learning, which in turn demand the use of latest technology inevitably to accomplish it. A composition of cloud technology and blended learning contributes a noteworthy learning content delivered to the new gen learners and teachers. This chapter confronts contemporary cloud solutions for diverse learning activities to be implemented in K-20 classrooms and on educational campuses. It discusses the existing cloud frameworks such as mobile edge computing, fog computing, cloudlets, and hybrid frameworks, as well as outlines their suitability for different blended learning tasks. The suitable cloud technologies for augmented and virtual reality applications have also been given for various courses.

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