Open source software (OSS) offers one approach
to addressing the technical problems in providing optimal
delivery of educational system. It refers to both the concept
and practice of making program source code openly
available. Education system have rushed to put their
academic resources and services online, bringing the global
community onto a common platform and awakening the
interest of student community. Users and developers have
access to the core designing functionalities that enable them
to modify or add features to the source code and reorganize
it. Open source today comprises more products such as
open-source software, operating systems, application system,
utility services, cooperation systems and special systems. It
is one of the least expensive and most effective solutions for
technology and knowledge transfer to the entire field. In
addition, the transaction costs of communication, licensing
and negotiations are minimized, freeing up funds for real
development. This concept has diffused to several fields such
as software, hardware and content. Main problem is
commercial software are more expensive and not easy to
access by the current educational system. The aim of this
research article is to identify the available open resources to
the current educational system to get more knowledge.
Future lies on well establish software to enhance good
infrastructure in communication at all level globally.
Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed Aysan : Graduated from Gizan University, KSA. He is
specialized in Computer Engineering &
Networks. At present he is working as a
supervisor of Public Relationship &
Processing Freewill, Abha, KSA. He
published some of the research article in data
encryption technology.
Open Source Software
Educational System
Resources
Communication and Application Software
Open source products have gained considerable market in
the domain of higher education. The future of open source
software in higher education from a commercial aspect,
open source projects are taking their first tentative steps
into the marketplace. This might be good news for
educational institution and universities because it would
remove the threat of market monopoly, but to measure up
to industry standards, open source projects need more
complexity to use. If shared contributions continue at their
current step, this might not be difficult to achieve. The
nature of collaborative contribution could cause some
concern. Although the community-based model agrees
with the culture and values of higher education,
enthusiasm cannot be the sole incentive. Probably only a
few large communities with considerable commercial
backing will survive after a few years. Open source
learning method involve both academic and corporate
concerns, have more chance of lasting than small,
isolated, open source software projects.
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