期刊名称：International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology
电子版ISSN：1814-0556
出版年度：2016
卷号：12
期号：1
页码：53-70
出版社：University of the West Indies
摘要：Cloud computing is a novel model of computing that may bring extensive benefits to users,institutions, businesses and academics, while at the same time also giving rise to new risks andchallenges. This study looked at the benefits of using Google docs by researchers andacademics and analysing the factors affecting the adoption and use of the technology byLecturers at a university in Zimbabwe. The researchers used a mixed method research designapproach where qualitative research and quantitative research were integrated. The literaturereview of cloud computing and Google docs was conducted to get an understanding of theusefulness of cloud computing and factors affecting its adoption and use. Interviews were used toget an in-depth insight into the issues affecting the adoption and use of this novel technology. Onqualitative approach after choosing the first interviewee on the basis of extensive ICT knowledge,a snowball technique was used to select the other participants. The target population was thelecturers at a university in Zimbabwe who were 492 in number. 100 lecturers were chosen usingsimple random sampling and out of the 100 questionnaires distributed to them 91 were returnedand 3 were discarded because they were not completed. The findings indicated there was aknowledge gap and that there was need to conduct workshops to try and enlighten the Lecturerson the value of this technology
关键词：Cloud computing; Google docs; Google drive; Lecturers; Zimbabwe. Digital citizens;Digital immigrants
