The OER Knowledge Cloud makes use of cookies. By continuing, you consent to this use. More information.
Will Open Source Software Become an Important Institutional Strategy at Higher Education?
Abel, Rob and Alliance for Higher Education [corporate]

PublishedMay 2005
PeriodicalPages 1-10
PublisherAlliance for Higher Education Competitiveness Inc.

ABSTRACT
The purpose of this article is to provide an ‘estimate’ of where we are and what to track as higher education open source initiatives progress.

Keywords copyright · education · information technology · Open Educational Resources · open source software

Languageeng
RightsCopyright © 2005 Alliance for Higher Education Competitiveness, All Rights Reserved
Export optionsBibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar



AVAILABLE FILES
FOSS Strategy.pdf · 1.7MB81 downloads



Viewed by 103 distinct readers




CLOUD COMMUNITY REVIEWS

The evaluations below represent the judgements of our readers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cloud editors.

Click a star to be the first to rate this document


POST A COMMENT
SIMILAR RECORDS

Open Educational Resources the way forward, deliberations of an international community of interest
D'Antoni, Susan; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; International Institute for Educational Planning
Between 2005 and 2007, a Community of Interest of more than 600 members from over half of the 193 Member States of UNESCO took part in online discussions on Open Educational Resources (OER) – open content for ...
Match: copyright; education; open educational resources

Institutional culture and OER policy: How structure, culture, and agency mediate OER policy potential in South African universities
Cox, Glenda; Trotter, Henry
Several scholars and organizations suggest that institutional policy is a key enabling factor for academics to contribute their teaching materials as open educational resources (OER). But given the diversity of ...
Match: institutional; open educational resources

Open educational resources and institutional repositories
Ferguson, Christine L.
This installment of The Balance Point column delves into the ways in which libraries create and store open educational resources (OER) in institutional repositories (IR), addressing issues such as preservation and ...
Match: institutional; open educational resources

A review of the role of national policy and institutional mission in European distance teaching universities with respect to widening participation in higher education study through open educational resources
Lane, Andy
The open educational resources (OER) movement is relatively new with few higher education institutions (HEIs) publishing or using them, and even fewer using them to widen engagement or participation in HE study. ...
Match: institutional; open educational resources

The challenges of OER to academic practice
Browne, Tom; Holding, Richard; Howell, Anna; Rodway-Dyer, Sue
The degree to which Open Educational Resources (OER) reflect the values of its institutional provider depends on questions of economics and the level of support amongst its academics. For project managers establishing ...
Match: copyright; open educational resources

Free to learn: An Open Educational Resources policy development guidebook for community college governance officials
Plotkin, Hal
Open Educational Resources (OER) offer higher education governance leaders a cost-efficient method of improving the quality of teaching and learning while at the same time reducing costs imposed on students related to ...
Match: education; open educational resources

Developing and deploying OERs in sub-Saharan Africa: Building on the present
Wright, Clayton R.; Reju, Sunday A.
Open educational resources (OERs) have the potential to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase access to educational opportunities. OER development and deployment is one path that could contribute to achieving ...
Match: copyright; education; open educational resources

UNESCO OER Toolkit
Park, Jane
This document is aimed at individual academics and decision-makers in higher education institutions that are interested in becoming active participants in the OER world, as publishers and users of OER. At the beginning ...
Match: copyright; education; open educational resources

Beyond OER: Shifting focus to open educational practices
Andrade, António; Ehlers, Ulf Daniel; Caine, Abel; Carneiro, Roberto; et al.
Open Educational Resources are teaching, learning or research materials that are in the public domain or released with an intellectual property license that allows for free use, adaptation, and distribution. In ...
Match: copyright; education; open educational resources

Q & A Key Answers about the OER University Plan
Mackintosh, Wayne; Open Education Resource Foundation
Five Open Educational Resource University (OERu) questions answered: 1) Why is OERu significant? 2) How does OERu work? 3) What are the recurrent operational costs? 4) What are the benefits? 5) How to become an anchor ...
Match: education; open educational resources