Adaptive user interface for e-learning applications based on learning styles using Web Logs analysis: A hybrid cloud architecture

Emerging Cloud Computing technologies are changing the way of deploying and accessing Web applications. E-learning Web application is not excluded from the effect of Cloud. Different e-learning deployment models have been proposed and implemented by researchers. In order to combine both emerging trends, one should understand the requirement of educational institutes for online courses and infrastructure. Institutes should not only focus on providing the various online courses to learners but also emphasize on getting the learner's requirements from the e-learning applications as per their learning styles. With the help of cloud deployment model, institutes can increase the participation of learners for taking online courses. In this paper, the conceptual architecture is proposed which focuses on adaptive e-learning application to provide adaptive interface based on learner's learning styles and deploys the application on hybrid cloud to achieve various non-functional requirements. The paper also discusses about two new e-learning services on cloud such as Learning Styles as a Service and Adaptive Interface as a Service.