• DocumentCode
    3584680
  • Title

    Organizational Factors in the Adoption of Cloud Computing in E-Learning

  • Author

    Mokhtar, Shamsul Anuar ; Al-Sharafi, Abdulkarem ; Ali, Siti Haryani Shaikh ; Aborujilah, Abdulaziz

  • Author_Institution
    Malaysian Inst. of Inf. Technol. (MIIT), Univ. Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • fYear
    2014
  • Firstpage
    188
  • Lastpage
    191
  • Abstract
    Information and communication technology (ICT) plays a significant role in education. Cloud computing is a relatively new technology in ICT. It has drastically changed the way ICT services are used in organisations. In education sector, many education institutions have started to recognise the usefulness and importance of adopting cloud computing technology, and some have started to adopt the technology in the organisation. There are several issues that must be taken into account when adopting cloud computing. They encompass technological factors, environmental factors and organisational factors. This paper aims to highlights the organisational factors within the context of cloud computing adoption in education, focusing on the e-learning domain area.
  • Keywords
    cloud computing; computer aided instruction; organisational aspects; ICT services; cloud computing adoption; e-learning; education institutions; education sector; electronic learning; environmental factor; information and communication technology; organizational factor; technological factor; Cloud computing; Electronic learning; Environmental factors; Information technology; Investment; Security; Cloud computing; E-learning; Education; Organisational factors; Technology adoption;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Computer Science Applications and Technologies (ACSAT), 2014 3rd International Conference on
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACSAT.2014.40
  • Filename
    7076892