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In the epoch of education and emerging technologies, information technology plays a considerable role in the field of education. Cloud computing is one of the most leading emerging paradigms in computing’s leverage on education due to its dynamic scalability, high availability, and other valuable characteristics. Traditional E-learning systems have a high infrastructure required to provide concurrent service to various learners. The use of a cloud computing platform offers an effective solution to enhance the quality of education by providing novel methods of learning and teaching which affect both learners and instructors. This paper will introduce why cloud-based E-learning enhances the quality of education by first investigating its concepts, including its architecture and characteristics. A shift from E-learning to cloud-based E-learning is also discussed. Accordingly, the benefits of using cloud-based E-learning are highlighted for the institutions, learners, and instructors. The recent challenges of cloud-based E-learning are also explained, and future work will provide ways to overcome them. The sudden (COVID-19) pandemic has affected general safety, the economy, and education worldwide. As a result, many preventive measures such as lockdowns and social distancing are enforced. Such changes put unprecedented pressure on the education process. To keep up sustained and productive education, educational institutions of all nations switched to online teaching and learning. Hence, the demand for cloud-based E-learning applications has increased to engage learners in the online mode settings. This paper also discusses the impact and benefits of the cloud-based E-learning systems during COVID 19 dilemma.
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Al Bashaireh, R. (2023). Cloud-Based E-learning: Concepts, and its Beneficial Role During the COVID-19 Dilemma. In: Yang, XS., Sherratt, S., Dey, N., Joshi, A. (eds) Proceedings of Seventh International Congress on Information and Communication Technology. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 448. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1610-6_43
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