E-Brainstorm: Using PaaS Model of Cloud for Elearning

The cloud computing is one of the emerging technology which is currently being used everywhere in the world. But still the potentiality of other services of cloud like platform and infrastructure as a service remains unexplored. An evaluation of the specific type of cloud most suitable and beneficial for the learners precisely depending on the technical knowledge behind the usage has not been reached. To address this part, a study to answer whether cloud technologies could be used to aid the students doing higher studies, predominantly belonging to computer science by focusing on the actual tasks in mind was undertaken. This study concludes that the platform clouds are most valued by students and technical teachers to achieve the course objectives and that cloud has provided a considerable improvement in the labs where in the previous scenarios a lot of work needs to be done prior to undertaking the experiments like setting up the necessary software for the course activities. Here we developed a system to use the PaaS cloud in providing a different way of e-learning by bridging the gap between the students and the resource person. This work could also be applied to other disciplines of science where it involves virtual experimentation. Keywordscloud, education, performance, virtual.