Secure Cost Effective M-Learning Through Cloud Computing

Trends, drivers and barriers influencing cloud computing services for mobile interactions in teaching and learning

“…The categories are depicted in Table 2 followed by references to articles in the category. [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28] Architecture (portability, interoperability and integration of teaching resources towards building the platform) [1], [3], [5], [29], [30], [31], [12], [32], [33], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38] Theoretical (models, frameworks and taxonomies for understanding MCC and theorizing the opportunities, challenges, and benefits of using the technology) [6], [39], [8], [40], [41] , [42] Within these broad categories the papers were read to identify concepts that could be considered drivers or challenges in using MCC technologies for teaching and learning. The following main categories emerged: (A) ubiquity of technology that support MCC as a teaching and learning environment; (B) data management in terms of context awareness and the identification of potential resources; (C) privacy, security and trust; and (D) risk management and assessment.…”

“…Apart from converting current content to suitable content for the cloud environment, various commercial content providers already have applicable software and applications of which some are freely available and other services require subscription fees [5], [33], [34], [41], [18], [22]. Amongst these providers are Google, Microsoft, and Apple.…”

“…Using MCC as the platform mitigates the problems on content management in terms of backup and crash recovery [15]. However, despite the potential benefits of MCC with regard to data portability and interoperability the very nature of MCC may be problematic in terms of privacy, security and intellectual property as some or all of the resources exist in the mobile cloud [5], [8], [33], [34], [16], [18], [21], [46].…”