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Projecting the Future of Cloud Computing in Education: A Foresight Study Using the Delphi Method

Projecting the Future of Cloud Computing in Education: A Foresight Study Using the Delphi Method

Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris, Kostis Koutsopoulos
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781522530534|ISBN10: 1522530533|EISBN13: 9781522530541
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3053-4.ch012
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Meletiou-Mavrotheris, Maria, and Kostis Koutsopoulos. "Projecting the Future of Cloud Computing in Education: A Foresight Study Using the Delphi Method." Handbook of Research on Educational Design and Cloud Computing in Modern Classroom Settings, edited by K.C. Koutsopoulos, et al., IGI Global, 2018, pp. 262-290. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3053-4.ch012

APA

Meletiou-Mavrotheris, M. & Koutsopoulos, K. (2018). Projecting the Future of Cloud Computing in Education: A Foresight Study Using the Delphi Method. In K. Koutsopoulos, K. Doukas, & Y. Kotsanis (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Educational Design and Cloud Computing in Modern Classroom Settings (pp. 262-290). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3053-4.ch012

Chicago

Meletiou-Mavrotheris, Maria, and Kostis Koutsopoulos. "Projecting the Future of Cloud Computing in Education: A Foresight Study Using the Delphi Method." In Handbook of Research on Educational Design and Cloud Computing in Modern Classroom Settings, edited by K.C. Koutsopoulos, Konstantinos Doukas, and Yannis Kotsanis, 262-290. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3053-4.ch012

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Abstract

Technological advances have provided the opportunity to create entirely new learning environments. A major technological breakthrough that has sparked innovation to most human activities and has a huge potential to radically transform education is cloud computing. This chapter reports on a Delphi study focused on the current and future impact of Cloud computing and its applications on education. It first provides a background to the study through an overview of the Delphi technique. Next, it describes how Delphi was applied in two-round investigation aimed at collecting and systematically classifying the views and knowledge of three groups of stakeholders (‘experts') concerning the future of Cloud computing in education. The chapter then presents the major findings from the two rounds of the study. It ends with drawing of conclusions and recommendations regarding how to move ahead with the use of Cloud computing in education in European countries and beyond.

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