The degree of utilization of cloud computing application among health educators in tertiary institutions in Southeast Nigeria

Background: Cloud computing application is a necessity in service delivery particularly in education sector.
Aim: To determine the degree of utilization of cloud computing applications among health educators in tertiary institutions in Southeast Nigeria and to verify the null hypotheses of no significant differences.
Methods and Materials: A descriptive survey research was conducted on 250 health educators in tertiary institutions in Southeast Nigeria. Both purposive and simple random techniques were employed. Data was collected through interview method and questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was adopted for data analysis. All the analyses were done using SPSS version 18.
Results: The result indicated that the degree of utilization of cloud computing applications among health educators in tertiary institutions in Southeast Nigeria is high. Statistically, significant differences existed on the variables of gender; years of teaching experience; location and marital status while no significant differences were shown on religious affiliation and educational qualification.
Conclusion: The degree of utilization of cloud computing applications among health educators in tertiary institutions in Southeast Nigeria is high. This finding is quite encouraging as it reflects the quality of service delivery in teaching profession in universities.