A Study on Growth and Development of Open Source Software in Education
Manjari Agarwal · IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME) · 2014
Open source software is a novice concept which has brought heralds of success in IT Industry.These have modeled a paradigm shift in technological developments by bringing new metaphors of cooperation and collaboration.The future of Open Source Software in education is filled with endless possibilities.In this background, the basic premise of the paper is to explore the growth and development of Open Source Software especially in the field of education.The paper identifies the importance of Open Source Software and its rationale in the educational institutions.It goes on to look the key differences between the two terms used in open source community.Further, it also concludes with the list of common OSS used in academics.