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Critical Success Factors in the Adoption of Technologies in Education in Higher Education: The Case of ISCAP (Polytechnic of Porto)

Critical Success Factors in the Adoption of Technologies in Education in Higher Education: The Case of ISCAP (Polytechnic of Porto)

Anabela Mesquita, Paula Peres
Copyright: © 2016 |Volume: 6 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 13
ISSN: 2155-6873|EISSN: 2155-6881|EISBN13: 9781466692626|DOI: 10.4018/IJOPCD.2016010103
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Mesquita, Anabela, and Paula Peres. "Critical Success Factors in the Adoption of Technologies in Education in Higher Education: The Case of ISCAP (Polytechnic of Porto)." IJOPCD vol.6, no.1 2016: pp.29-41. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJOPCD.2016010103

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Mesquita, A. & Peres, P. (2016). Critical Success Factors in the Adoption of Technologies in Education in Higher Education: The Case of ISCAP (Polytechnic of Porto). International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD), 6(1), 29-41. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJOPCD.2016010103

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Mesquita, Anabela, and Paula Peres. "Critical Success Factors in the Adoption of Technologies in Education in Higher Education: The Case of ISCAP (Polytechnic of Porto)," International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD) 6, no.1: 29-41. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJOPCD.2016010103

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Abstract

Distance learning has evolved a lot since the moment students received materials by mail and as regular correspondence. At that time, students worked already at their own pace and concluded training according to their professional work and agenda. Today, although courses by correspondence still exist, they are being quickly replaced by distance learning. And the success of this format of education are at the basis of the emergence of different offers and new business models. The success of adoption of technology depends on several factors related with the organization where it is implemented and with the individuals involved. In this paper, the authors will present a case, the evolution of the solutions offered concerning distance learning in the school under study, the actual offers and the concerns for the future. The authors will identify the factors that enabled or constrained this evolution. They will also raise some questions that are still unanswered and will point out some clues for future research.

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