Research on the Architecture of Education Cloud for Joint Training Programs in Higher Education Institutions

Cloud computing can be deemed as a new IT service model for delivering and provisioning IT resources, such as networks, servers, storage, and applications, as a service over the Internet, to customers on demand anytime and anywhere. It has attracted a great deal of attention in the field of education with its potential for delivering economical, securable, reliable, and sharable education services. Based on the analysis of requirements of joint training programs, limitations of traditional e-learning platforms and advantages brought by cloud computing technology, we propose a novel education cloud architecture and give an overview of the function provided by the education cloud model. The study consisted of several stages: identify problems and needs, determine the service model and design the cloud architecture. This paper gives specific directions for education cloud applications. We believe that the proposed education cloud will provide a new and innovative solution to break the traditional education constraints of time and place, provide high-quality education services, and promote the development of joint training programs in colleges and universities.