Developing a conference application for educational purposes with the help of cloud technology

Abstract

The goal of the paper is to analyze the concept of cloud and how to benefit from this technology in an academic environment. In order to develop an e-learning platform academic purposes, new methodologies should be considered for the research. An academic cloud framework is proposed in order to provide a new era in e-learning. This framework addresses the services and deployment of cloud in a new dimension and each layer specifies the benefits and significance and essential components needed to construct an academic cloud.