Adoption of Cloud Computing Services by Developing Country Students: An Empirical Study

Almazroi, Abdulwahab Ali; Shen, Haifeng

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99007-1_85

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“…This, therefore, means that the postgraduate students of the University of Ibadan can fully maximize the potential of cloud computing services if there can be more awareness about these services. This corroborates the submission of Almazroi (2017) who observed that training courses on how to use cloud computing applications ought to be provided to all students as part of their study. This will make them not only more aware of cloud computing benefits but also provide them with effective ways of utilizing cloud computing services in the conduct of their academic activities.…”

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“…a. Availability and accessibility: Cloud computing gives easy access and availability to data infrastructure, internet services, online applications, and online computer tools and resources anytime from everywhere on different devices as long as internet compatibility is in the location (Almazroi, 2017). Generally, cloud-based resources and services can be accessed through the internet by students on or off campus for saved resources such as documents, files, assignments, and lecture notes (Mansuri, Verma and Laxkar (2014)).…”

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Investigating the Use of Cloud Computing Services among Postgraduate Students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Ogunsola,

Fadoju

2023

AIMS Research Publication

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Cloud computing services (CCS) offer many benefits which have improved their acceptance in the educational sector, especially, tertiary education. While it is true that the benefits of CCS include less worries about data loss, ease of accessibility and the ability to interact with data in real-time, there is no known study on how awareness of cloud computing services, perceived ease of use, computer self-efficacy, and intention to use CCS influence its actual use among postgraduate students in Nigeria. This study provides answers to four research questions and tests two research hypotheses. It adopts a descriptive survey design using a multistage sampling technique for data collection. Convenience sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 360 postgraduate students from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Descriptive statistics, Friedman mean rank, Spearman rank correlation and Multiple linear regression were used for analyses. The findings revealed that awareness of cloud computing services, perceived ease of use, and computer self-efficacy had significant relationships with the intention to use cloud computing services, and the intention to use cloud computing services had a significant influence on the actual use of cloud computing services among postgraduate students. The study recommends that university authorities should encourage courses that train students on the use of CCS, as well as course curricula to improve students’ computer self-efficacy and their use of cloud computing services. Keywords: Awareness, Cloud Computing, Self-Efficacy, Intention to Use, Perceived Ease of Use, Postgraduate students, Cloud Computing Services, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

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