As technology advances, so must our education system. Cloud computing serves as an ideal method for e-learning thanks to its flexibility, affordability, and availability. Cloud-based learning is especially dynamic in STEM education, as it can significantly lower the cost of building cumbersome computer labs while fostering engaged learning and collaboration among students.
The Handbook of Research on Cloud-Based STEM Education for Improved Learning Outcomes prepares current and future instructors for exciting breakthroughs in STEM education driven by the advancement of cloud technologies. From virtual lab and app construction, to information sharing and course material distribution, this volume touches on a variety of topics related to the benefits and challenges of adopting cloud technologies in the classroom. This book is an invaluable reference for educators, technology professionals, administrators, and education students who wish to become leaders in their fields.
Author(s): Lee Chao
Series: Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design
Publisher: IGI Global
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: xxxiv+481
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Section 1: Trends and Advances of Cloud-Based Teaching and Learning
1 Strategic Planning for Cloud Computing Adoption in STEM Education: Finding Best Practice Solutions - Alan S. Weber
2 Cloud Computing as a Catalyst for Change in STEM Education - John P. Sahlin Cand and Kim Lobera
3 The Emergence of Cloud Portfolio in Higher Education - Pooja Gupta
Section 2: Development of Education Cloud Platform
4 Strategies and Practice of Cloud-Based Learning Environment Implementation - Anwar Hossain Masud and Xiaodi Huang
5 Designing, Developing, and Evaluating a Cloud-Based Laboratory for Online STEM IT Students - Dongqing Yuan and Brandon Cross
6 Addressing Transport Layer Issues in Cloud Computing: A STEM Perspective - Claudio Estevez
7 Cloud-Based Social Media as LMS: A Fit for STEM in Developing and Newly Developed Economies - Matthew A. Eichler and Las Johansen Balios Caluza
8 A Cloud-Based Learning Platform: STEM Learning Experiences with New Tools - Rocael Hernandez Rizzardini and Christian Gütl
9 Context-Aware Cloud Computing for Personal Learning Environment - Feng Chen, Ali Al-Bayatti and Francois Siewe
10 Free and Open Source Cloud Computing Technology - Lee Chao
Section 3: Teaching and Learning in the Cloud Environment
11 Cloud Computing for Teaching and Learning: Design Strategies - Bay Arinze, Cheickna Sylla and Onuora Amobi
12 Engaging Students in Conducting Data Analysis: The Whole-Class Data Advantage - Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon, John M. Reveles, Norman Herr, Dorothy Nguyen-Graf, Mike Rivas, Matthew d’Alessio, and Brian Foley
13 Hands-On Learning of Cloud Computing - Marta Beltrán
14 Screencasts in Mathematics: Modelling the Mathematician - Robin Hankin
15 Support for Cloud-Based Mobile Learning - Kritika Verma, Sonal Dubey and M. A. Rizvi
16 Cloud Computing: An Agent of Promoting Interdisciplinary Sciences, Especially Information Science and I-Schools – Emerging Techno-Educational Scenario - Prantosh Kr. Paul
Section 4: Security and Access Control in Cloud Computing
17 Assessing Security with Regard to Cloud Applications in STEM Education - Ihssan Alkadi
18 Security Issues Related to Cloud Applications in STEM Education - Yong Chen
Section 5: Management and Evaluation of Classes Supported by Cloud Platform
19 Inquiry-Based Learning on the Cloud - Alexander Mikroyannidis, Alexandra Okada, Andre Correa, and Peter Scott
20 Cloud-Based Continuous Formative Assessment (CFA) - Norman Herr, Marten Tippens, Mike Rivas, Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon, Matthew d’Alessio, and John Reveles
21 Improving the Effectiveness of Research Supervision in STEM Education: Cloud-Based Multimedia Solutions - Tony Rickards
22 Designing a Cloud-Based Assessment Model: A New Zealand Polytechnic Case Study - Tony Rickards and Aaron Steele
23 Cloud Services in UK Higher Education: A Feasibility Study for Providing IaaS in the Computing and Library Services of a UK University - Alexandros Chrysikos, James McDowell, and Rupert Ward
24 A Media Interpretation of the Negative Impact of Cloud Technologies - Michael S. Tang and Arunprakash T. Karunanithi
25 The Significance of Situation Awareness in Education: Being Aware of What We Learn - Pio Alfredo Di Tore and Felice Corona
