Internet of Things (IoT) to foster communication and information sharing: a case of UK Higher Education

Ali, MB

Abstract

IoT is a rapidly emerging technology in education that attracts researchers, students, and administrators. This chapter reviews the opportunities and challenges of the IoT to determine whether there are potential communication and information sharing cultures in higher education institutions (HEIs). Despite the findings revealing stakeholders' demand for a better collaborative learning environment and better information sharing capabilities, IoT has various security and interoperability concerns that present an unattractive prospect for HE stakeholders to embrace IoT. IoT has the potential to meet HEIs system expectations, though stakeholders remain distant toward embracing IoTs. This indicates that stakeholders are not ready to embrace IoTs, thus prompting the need to study why stakeholders are resistant towards the IoT.

Citation

Ali, M. (2020). Internet of Things (IoT) to foster communication and information sharing: a case of UK Higher Education. In Fostering Communication and Learning With Underutilized Technologies in Higher Education (1-20). Information Science Reference. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4846-2.ch001

• Publication Date: Sep 13, 2020
• Deposit Date: Sep 12, 2022
• Pages: 1-20
• Book Title: Fostering Communication and Learning With Underutilized Technologies in Higher Education
• ISBN: 9781799848462
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4846-2.ch001
• Publisher URL: https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/internet-of-things-iot-to-foster-communication-and-information-sharing/262718