Benefits and Challenges of Cloud Computing Adoption and Usage in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review

Mohammed Banu Ali; Trevor Wood-Harper; Mostafa Mohamad

doi:10.4018/IJEIS.2018100105

Benefits and Challenges of Cloud Computing Adoption and Usage in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review

Mohammed Banu Ali, Trevor Wood-Harper, Mostafa Mohamad

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	64-77
Journal	International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems
Volume	14
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEIS.2018100105
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Cloud computing
Higher Education
systematic literature review

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