A Study on the Scope of Cloud Computing in Management Education

Salunkhe, Uday; Kelkar, Sandeep

A Study on the Scope of Cloud Computing in Management Education

Date

2016-05

Authors

Salunkhe, Uday

Kelkar, Sandeep

Publisher

All India Management Association (AIMA)

Abstract

The cloud computing is a rapidly developing technology, which has brought significant changes and opportunities to various sector in India. It is a pervasive computing paradigm that has revolutionized how Information Technology infrastructure and services can be delivered. There is a growing interest around the utilisation of cloud computing in the education sector. Present study is an attempt to provide an overview of the cloud computing model and its applications for collaboration between academia and student.In this paper we proposed cloud computing to e-learning from the following aspects: its work mode, services, benefits and issues. This paper is an analytical study on the role of cloud computing in education with reference to management institutions. Primary study was carried out with major stakeholders of technical education infrastructures which are implemented for academic use. The state of the art on the use and research of cloud computing in education was conducted via qualitative methodology. After a comprehensive analysis of the available literature, approx. 8 research works have been identified and discussed to highlight the importance and probable usage of cloud in the education domain. The survey identifies and analyses the advantages and risks that the use of cloud computing may have for the main stakeholders in education. The extensive analysis suggests that the introduction of cloud computing to management education is feasible to bring greater clarity landscape about its benefits.

Keywords

Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing & Learning as a Service (LaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), Virtual Computing Lab (VCL), Distributed learning environments, Interactive learning environments

Citation

Salunkhe, Uday; and Kelkar, Sandeep (May, 2016). A Study on the Scope of Cloud Computing in Management Education. AIMA Journal of Management & Research, 10(2/4).