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Projecting the Future of Cloud Computing in Education
Author(s)
Kostis Koutsopoulos
Abstract
Technological advances have provided the opportunity to create entirely new learning environments. A major technological breakthrough that has sparked innovation to most human activities and has a huge potential to radically transform education is cloud computing. This chapter reports on a Delphi study focused on the current and future impact of Cloud computing and its applications on education. It first provides a background to the study through an overview of the Delphi technique. Next, it describes how Delphi was applied in two-round investigation aimed at collecting and systematically classifying the views and knowledge of three groups of stakeholders (‘experts’) concerning the future of Cloud computing in education. The chapter then presents the major findings from the two rounds of the study. It ends with drawing of conclusions and recommendations regarding how to move ahead with the use of Cloud computing in education in European countries and beyond.
Part Of
Research Anthology on Architectures, Frameworks, and Integration Strategies for Distributed and Cloud Computing
Journal or Serie
Research Anthology on Architectures, Frameworks, and Integration Strategies for Distributed and Cloud Computing
Start Page
2622
End Page
2650
Date Issued
2021-01-01
DOI
10.4018/978-1-7998-5339-8.ch127
Department
Publisher
IGI Global