The adoption of open sources within higher education in Europe : a dissemination case study
Machado, Carlos and Thompson, Karen (2005) The adoption of open sources within higher education in Europe : a dissemination case study. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 6 (1). pp. 34-51. ISSN 1302-6488
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Abstract
For some time now, the open-source (OS) phenomenon has been making its presence felt; disrupting the economics of the software industry and, by proxy, the business of education. A combination of the financial pressure Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) find themselves under and the increasing focus on the use of technology to enhance students' learning have encouraged many HEIs to look towards alternative approaches to teaching and learning. Meanwhile, the "OS" has challenged assumptions about how intellectual products are created and protected and has greatly increased the quantity and arguably the quality of educational technologies available to HEIs.
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Item type: Article ID code: 4052 Dates: DateEvent2005PublishedSubjects: Social Sciences > Commerce
Education > Theory and practice of education > Higher Education
Science > Mathematics > Computer softwareDepartment: Strathclyde Business School > Marketing Depositing user: Strathprints Administrator Date deposited: 14 Sep 2007 Last modified: 03 Dec 2024 01:10 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/4052