Leveraging on Cloud IoT as an Evolutionary Step to Contemporary Higher Education. A Case of Zimbabwe's Higher Education

Cloud IoT as an emerging technology in the higher education sector, has the ability to connect several devices within and outside campus through a network whilst backed by online storage infrastructure. Consequently, the study sought to investigate the readiness and importance of adopting Cloud IoT for the Zimbabwean higher education institutions to meet the demands of contemporary education. In addition, determining challenges militating against the full implementation of Cloud IoT, as well as providing aimed at harness such technologies. On that note, the study pursued a qualitative research methodology concretized on a constructivist philosophy. Hence, a multiple and exploratory case study targeted 3 universities based in Harare, Zimbabwe. In that regard the study was conducted within 50 participants, pursued through a purposive sampling technique. Most importantly, the study observed that universities are partially ready to adopt Cloud IoT, as they are exposed to challenges ranging from lack of expertise, budgetary constraints and need for comprehensive policy implementation framework.