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Head in the Clouds: Some of the Possible Issues with Cloud Computing in Education

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Not all that glitters is gold, not all who wander are lost, and equally as true, cloud computing is not the ultimate solution to educational computing problems. Although the possibility of utilizing cloud computing can appear to be a heaven-sent solution for educational applications, a more down to earth review of the possible drawbacks and limitations needs to be conducted.

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  1. School of Computing, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland

    Richard A. W. Tortorella

  2. College of Information, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76203-5017, USA

    Kinshuk

  3. Department of Information Management, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Nian-Shing Chen

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Learning Technologies, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

    J. Michael Spector

  2. School of Computing and Information System, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Canada

    Vivekanandan Kumar

  3. Analytics and R&D, McGraw-Hill Education, Boston, MA, USA

    Alfred Essa

  4. Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

    Yueh-Min Huang

  5. Open University in the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands

    Rob Koper

  6. School of Computing, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland

    Richard A. W. Tortorella

  7. Smart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Ting-Wen Chang

  8. School of Educational Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Yanyan Li

  9. School of Educational Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Zhizhen Zhang

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Tortorella, R.A.W., Kinshuk, Chen, NS. (2018). Head in the Clouds: Some of the Possible Issues with Cloud Computing in Education. In: Spector, J., et al. Frontiers of Cyberlearning. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0650-1_13

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