Title :
Cloud computing in Malaysia Universities
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Multimedia Univ., Ayer Keroh, Malaysia
Abstract :
Students in the 21st century can no longer be confined to traditional teaching-learning methods, i.e. lecturing and tutoring which is commonly used in universities. Universities from around the global have recognized needs to adapt new teaching learning approach to meet students´ diverse need. This paper will briefly discuss cloud computing and the possible benefits or offerings cloud computing have for universities especially in Malaysia. We will also look into a few challenges that need to be recognized by universities in adapting cloud computing into the teaching learning environment.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational institutions; teaching; Malaysia university; cloud computing; lecturing method; teaching learning method; tutoring method; Application software; Appraisal; Cloud computing; Communications technology; Continuing education; Continuing professional development; Educational institutions; Intelligent systems; Knowledge transfer; Problem-solving;
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Applications, 2009. CITISIA 2009
Conference_Location :
Monash
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2886-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2887-8
DOI :
10.1109/CITISIA.2009.5224231