• DocumentCode
    3160487
  • Title

    Cloud computing in Malaysia Universities

  • Author

    Razak, S.F.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Multimedia Univ., Ayer Keroh, Malaysia
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    25-26 July 2009
  • Firstpage
    101
  • Lastpage
    106
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CITISIA.2009.5224231
  • Filename
    5224231