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The Impacts of Cloud Computing Adoption at Higher Education Institutions: A SWOT Analysis

by Mahmoud Odeh, Kevin Warwick, Alexeis Garcia-Perez
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 127 - Number 4
Year of Publication: 2015
Authors: Mahmoud Odeh, Kevin Warwick, Alexeis Garcia-Perez
10.5120/ijca2015906367

Mahmoud Odeh, Kevin Warwick, Alexeis Garcia-Perez . The Impacts of Cloud Computing Adoption at Higher Education Institutions: A SWOT Analysis. International Journal of Computer Applications. 127, 4 ( October 2015), 15-21. DOI=10.5120/ijca2015906367

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author = { Mahmoud Odeh, Kevin Warwick, Alexeis Garcia-Perez },
title = { The Impacts of Cloud Computing Adoption at Higher Education Institutions: A SWOT Analysis },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { October 2015 },
volume = { 127 },
number = { 4 },
month = { October },
year = { 2015 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 15-21 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume127/number4/22717-2015906367/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2015906367 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%A Kevin Warwick
%A Alexeis Garcia-Perez
%T The Impacts of Cloud Computing Adoption at Higher Education Institutions: A SWOT Analysis
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%@ 0975-8887
%V 127
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%P 15-21
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%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

The integration of advanced technologies within education has frequently enhanced teaching. In higher education it is not a surprise that using the latest developments in cloud computing improves learning practices and thus ensures they are more interactive, available, and convenient. The ease of integration, collaboration, and sharing of information and knowledge made possibleby cloud computing will be further enhanced if this technical advancement is used wisely and in a foolproof manner. In this paper, a SWOT analysis of the impact of cloud computing on higher education methodologies is presented. A SWOT analysis is here demonstrated to be a helpful guide in decision-making for all higher education institutions when considering the migration of their present learning systems to cloud based systems.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Cloud computing e-learning SWOT analysis Web learning higher education

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