Advances in Education Through IoT

Abstract

Context: The education sector is the root of our society. Living in a fast changing environment, we need to keep pace by implementing new technologies and techniques. A widespread solution is the Internet of Things together with Cloud computing technologies. Both technologies offer sustainable solutions for improving the efficiency of learning and teaching. Thus, these IT solutions become the main aspect of our society by interconnecting heterogeneous devices and technologies in different aspects of life. Objective: This paper focuses on the Internet of Things' major technologies and applications with an orientation in the education sector. This overview can help scholars and academia to adopt and participate in the endeavor to streamline the receive - transmit process of education. Method: A systematic literature review was performed considering the main scientific databases. The number of the research paper was narrowed after the exclusion criteria were applied. Results: This paper underlines the importance of adopting both IoT and Cloud computing in teaching and learning activities. The evidence on the diversity of both IoT and Cloud computing applications are underline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]