期刊名称：Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1992-8645
电子版ISSN：1817-3195
出版年度：2017
卷号：95
期号：3
出版社：Journal of Theoretical and Applied
摘要：Cloud computing is one of the latest trends in IT; its values have been proven effectively in various sectors. Education is one of these sectors. In the 21st century, the students can no longer be restricted to the traditional teaching methods, an example of which is the lecturer lecturing and the student listening in the classroom. However, this claim is still true for Software Engineering majors. This motivated the author to study the current status of Cloud computing in Education and how its values can be captured to enhance the learning environment of Software Engineering. This can happen through utilizing the value of Cloud computing to host the Software Engineering tools of the laboratory courses on the Cloud. Data collection took place to answer the questions and to achieve the aim which is to utilize Cloud computing for better Software Engineering learning environment. To achieve this, 325 software engineering students of three universities and other overseas friends whom are software engineering students were chosen to participate in the questionnaire. Six software engineering lecturers and three IT leaders of three universities were interviewed as well. The results obtained were that SE students are facing some difficulties related to the availability of labs and tools; software engineering lecturers are also facing the same problems. The students and the lecturers were happy to see the tools made available on the Cloud to be used anytime and anywhere without any constraints. The lecturers were ready to accept the changes to enhance the learning environment. The IT leaders thought that Cloud computing would aid the software engineering students, help the university to eliminate some of issues and enhance the students outcome, but there are no tools available yet on the Cloud for the students and lecturers in the universities that have been interviewed. Thus, guidelines to host tools on the Cloud were created. Three experts assessed the guidelines and they approved its effectiveness.
关键词：Cloud Computing; Software Engineering; Learning Environment; E-Technologies in Education; New Trends in Education
