Title :
Harnessing clouds for e-learning: New directions followed by UNED
Author :
Caminero, Agustín C. ; Robles-Gómez, Antonio ; Ros, Salvador ; Hernández, Roberto ; Pastor, Rafael ; Oliva, Nuria ; Castro, Manuel
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Sist. de Comun. y Control, Univ. Nac. de Educ. a Distancia, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper, we present our work on enhancing the technological infrastructure at Spanish National University for Distance Education (UNED, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia) with cloud computing principles. This includes the development of (1) virtualized environments to allow students to do practical exercises easily in the field of networks and communications; and (2) load forecasting techniques to improve on the usage of the technological infrastructures of UNED, so that the Quality of Service (QoS) experienced by users is kept and power consumption is minimized.
Keywords :
cloud computing; computer aided instruction; distance learning; National University for Distance Education; QoS; UNED; cloud computing; e-learning; load forecasting technique; quality of service; technological infrastructure; virtualized environment; Cloud computing; Computer architecture; Computers; Electronic learning; Engineering education; Power demand; cloud computing; e-learning; load forecasting; power consumption; quality of service;
Conference_Titel :
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amman
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-642-2
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773169
