Оrganizing E-Learning using Cloud Technologies

Abstract

The requirements for improving the quality of training of modern specialists necessitate the adoption of appropriate measures by the management structures of higher educational institutions. Such measures, in connection with the development of scientific and technological progress and the widespread introduction of electronic resources in the educational sphere, include the use of cloud computing. The purpose of the article is to review the experience of implementing cloud computing in the work of higher education institutions for the organization of project activities. A computing resource cloud is a collection of hardware nodes that are combined by software into a shared resource pool that shares space for long-term storage. Virtual computing nodes are formed in the cloud. They run operating systems and run software. With the help of clouds, electronic personal accounts are built for project participants (teachers and students), thematic forums are created for the exchange of information. Participants can solve various issues both in the absence of a teacher and under his guidance. The advantages of cloud services are that they allow you to manage large infrastructures and provide services to different groups of users within a single cloud. This article discusses the capabilities of such cloud providers as Amazon, the Rackspace, Google, and Microsoft.Using the capabilities of cloud computing in the work of higher education institutions will not only structure information and make it available at any time for all participants of the educational process, but also organize the operational collaboration of students at a distance from each other.