Open-Source Technologies for Maximizing the Creation, Deployment, and Use of Digital Resources and Information

Brief Description: "This book highlights the global importance of open-source technologies in higher and general education by exploring a variety of issues related to open-source in education, such as its practical underpinnings, requisite cultural competence in global open-source, strategies for employing open-source in online learning and research, the design of an open-source networking laboratory, and other endeavors"--Provided by publisher. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: Open-source development has been around for decades, with software developers co-creating tools and information systems for widespread use. With the development of open-source software such as learning objects, interactive articles, and educational games, the open-source values and practices have slowly been adopted by those in education sectors. Open-Source Technologies for Maximizing the Creation, Deployment, and Use of Digital Resources and Information highlights the global importance of open-source technologies in higher and general education. Written for those working in education and professional training, this collection of research explores a variety of issues related to open-source in education, such as its practical underpinnings, requisite cultural competence in global open-source, strategies for employing open-source in online learning and research, the design of an open-source networking laboratory, and other endeavors. Review Citations:

Library Journal 12/01/2012 pg. 105 (EAN 9781466622050, Hardcover)