Mohammed A. Al-Sharafi

The Effectiveness of Cloud-Based E-Learning towards Quality of Academic Services: An Omanis’ Expert View

The purpose of this paper is to understand the importance, relevance and the need of implementing Cloud-Based E-Learning (CBEL) in Higher education institutions (HEIs) in Oman. The paper maintains its emphasis on addressing the effectiveness of the cloud based e-learning system and also takes into account the activities of comparing and contrasting the before and after effects of the implementation of the CBEL on higher educational sector in Oman. Method: The methodological approach of this paper follows qualitative approach of data collection and the data analysis techniques used in this paper are interpretivist approach and thematic analysis. Results and Findings: The data analysis techniques used in this research paper helped in understanding and gathering meaningful insights relating to the need and significance of implementing CBEL in educational sectors.

Value Innovation in the Malaysian Telecommunications Service Industry: Case Study

Wireless telecommunications industry has been widely known for its high levels of innovativeness and competitively dynamic business environment. Globalization, privatization, liberalization and consolidation are the terms mostly associated with this sector. The Malaysian telecommunications industry is of no exception for it has exhibited high levels of competitiveness and dynamic change leading to rapid evolution of wireless technologies and high growth of subscribers and penetration rate. Thus, this paper aims to shed some light on the logic of value innovation in the telecommunication service industry. The present study adopted a qualitative research approach to investigate the value innovation activities on Malaysian telecommunications service sector. Specifically, it concentrates on the motivation of telecommunications companies to shift their strategies from tariff competition to value competition in order to improve customer value and promote customer loyalty which lead to increased business performance and profitable growth. An analytical case study was used to examine services and loyalty packages offered by telecommunications companies. In this regard, the paper discusses the shortfalls and actions that discouraged customer satisfaction and loyalty. The paper also provides recommendations for service providers on how to attain long-term profitable growth.

Conceptualizing a Model for the Effect of Information Culture on Electronic Commerce Adoption

There are many vital roles and attributes played by the internal organizational environment in IT adoption. Technological innovations are adopted as a result of the reaction of many organizations to change and for influencing the business environment. For this study, a conceptual model was developed to focus on the effect of information culture as internal organizational factors on Electronic Commerce (EC) adoption on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The proposed model buttressed by four of information culture as internal organizational factors. Specifically, the model constructed from, the information integrity, formality, control and proactiveness variables, evaluated their effects and determined how they can optimally be combined to permit EC adoption by SMEs. To achieve the objectives of the research, a pilot study was conducted with 35 managers of ICT SMEs from Palestine, to assess the proposed model. The proposed model will be assisting SMEs managers better understand and increase predictive capacity on EC adoption. This model will be applied to increase the rate at which EC is adopted among SMEs.

E-learning models: The effectiveness of the cloud-based E-learning model over the traditional E-learning model

This paper sought to understand the effectiveness of the traditional and cloud-based e-learning model. The growth of internet has been a game changer in the education sector. The internet has made it easy to for learners and educators to share information interactively, which is vital in enhancing education. Nonetheless, the storage of the content of learning has led to the adoption of cloud computing in the education sector in general and in higher education in particular. The adoption of cloud computing is in line with the objective of saving resources/saving costs and improving the interaction between students and the educators. Cloud-based learning has been slowly gaining popularity, with researchers arguing that it has the potential of replacing/improving the traditional e-learning model. It is worth noting safety (privacy and security) of information and data remains a huge priority for individuals who want to the e-learning model the best learning model for individuals learning from home and for education providers as well. The study utilizes a quantitative technique, where participants were drawn from two institutions. The respondents answered and presented a questionnaire for evaluation. Based on the results of the study, it was clear that the cloud-based e-learning model could effectively address the problems related to the traditional e-learning model. There is a need to improve the safety of the information contained in the e-learning platforms.