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

PUBLISHER Information Science Reference (10/31/2012)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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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. It aims to enhance workplace practices in harnessing open-source resources in a time of budgetary frugality.
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ISBN-13: 9781466622050
ISBN-10: 1466622059
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 370
Carton Quantity: 10
Product Dimensions: 8.60 x 1.00 x 11.10 inches
Weight: 2.50 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General
Computers | Administration - General
Computers | Programming - Open Source
Dewey Decimal: 371.33
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012020188
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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. It aims to enhance workplace practices in harnessing open-source resources in a time of budgetary frugality.
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