Benefits and challenges of cloud computing adoption and usage in higher education

Ali, MB; Wood-Harper, T; Mohamad, MRA

Abstract

The aim of this article was to provide evidence pertaining to cloud computing (CC) adoption in education, namely higher education institutions (HEIs) or Universities. A systematic literature review (SLR) of empirical studies exploring the current CC adoption levels in HEIs and the benefits and challenges for using CC in HEIs was performed. A total of 20 papers were included in the SLR. It was discovered that a number of universities have a keen interest in using CC in their institution, and the evidence indicates a high level of successful CC adoption in the HEIs reviewed in the SLR. In conclusion, the SLR identified a clear literature gap in this research area: there exists limited empirical studies focusing on CC utilisation in HEIs.

Citation

Ali, M., Wood-Harper, T., & Mohamad, M. (2018). Benefits and challenges of cloud computing adoption and usage in higher education. International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, 14(4), 64-77. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEIS.2018100105

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 15, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Oct 1, 2018
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2018
• Deposit Date: Oct 9, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 9, 2018
• Journal: International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems
• Print ISSN: 1548-1115
• Publisher: IGI Global
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 64-77
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEIS.2018100105
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEIS.2018100105
• Related Public URLs: https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-enterprise-information-systems/1086
• Additional Information: Access Information : This article was reprinted in the following book: Research Anthology on Architectures, Frameworks, and Integration Strategies for Distributed and Cloud Computing (IGI Global, 2021), ISBN: 9781799853398 (print), 9781799853404 (ebook), DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5339-8.ch103