The importance of cloud computing trends and the conceptual model in higher education for sustainable development

Abstract

Computing increases the flexibility and access of educational users to a wide range of educational resources. This includes access to infrastructure, software, hardware, and platform at any time in any place provided there is internet access. Current research trends on cloud computing have sought to study the acceptance or adoption of technology; however, little research has been devoted to the continuance use in an organizational setting. To address this gap, this study aims to investigate the antecedents of cloud computing continuance use in HEIs. The collective nature of all these entities is known as the Cloud. While respondents from all types and sizes of institutions showed some similarities in their perceptions of the cloud and cloud usage, there are some notable differences that are highlighted in the key findings. This paper also aims to identify the benefits and limitations of SaaS in higher educational institutions, closes with a discussion of the research limitations, contribution, and future directions