Higher Education at the Intersection: Open Source Software and Open Educational Resources

Bernard, Andrea Higher Education at the Intersection: Open Source Software and Open Educational Resources., 2009 [Preprint]

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Institutions of higher education are facing increasing competition for scarce financial resources. At the same time these academic centers must maintain and distinguish those unique qualities that make their institution most attractive to students. Colleges and universities are increasingly aware of the necessity to use technology to meet both the business and academic mission of the institution. Technology provides an open door to create an educational setting that is cost effective, efficient, and promotes a learning environment that will prepare students to be productive citizens and workers in the twenty-first century. Often, open source software (OSS) and open educational resources (OER) are seen as viable options for meeting these challenges. Many campuses are recognizing the importance of the interplay or overlap between OER and OSS as an important feature for providing high quality teaching and educational experiences.

Item type: Preprint
Keywords: higher education, open educational resources, open source software, technology in education, changing pedagogy
Subjects: G. Industry, profession and education. > GH. Education.
G. Industry, profession and education. > GA. Information industry.
G. Industry, profession and education. > GB. Software industry.
Depositing user: Andrea Bernard
Date deposited: 09 Nov 2009
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:15
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/13748

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