Thorpe, SJAlsuwayed, HM2022-03-222022-03-2220192019International Journal of Learning Technology 2019 14:3, 251-2681477-83861741-8119https://hdl.handle.net/10292/15020The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has seen a growing interest in the uptake of cloud-based educational technologies in the university sector in recent years. In order to better understand the potential of cloud-based opportunities, it was considered important to first investigate the experiences of academic staff in their current use of e-learning systems. A survey was undertaken to explore whether current e-learning systems were serving tertiary learning requirements as articulated by those academics teaching and providing the e-learning services in Saudi Arabian universities. The online survey collected 55 responses. Findings contrasted with earlier studies critical of the country’s e-learning provision and suggest that Saudi Arabian universities may now have a sounder e-learning infrastructure in place. Shifting e-learning services into the cloud was identified as a new opportunity that may allow academics to leverage the benefits of cloud technologies and to address some of the challenges they face.Copyright © Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2020. Authors retain the right to place his/her pre-publication version of the work on a personal website or institutional repository for non commercial purposes. The definitive version was published in (see Citation). The original publication is available at (see Publisher's Version).E-learning; Cloud computing; Learning systems; Saudi Arabia; Educational technologiesJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.1504/IJLT.2019.105710