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Title
Towards education for all The critical role of Open and Distance Learning in national development Benefits of using Open Source Software: A Review of UNAM's Learning Management System (LMS) |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/11070/725 |
Date
2005 |
Author(s)
Beukes-Amiss, Catherine M.; Mufeti, Kauna |
Abstract
In acquiring new software/ an organization can either, {1) buy ready-made software/ {2)
download open source software/ or (3) develop their own software from scratch.
With a lot of debates about Open Source Software (OSS) or Proprietary Software/ it
becomes imperative to look at the benefits and challenges of using OSS instead of
Proprietary Software. The real benefit of OSS is in terms of freedom of access to the
source code to be able to customize it to suit your need and in some cases it is also
free in terms of purchase charge and software licensing (O.S.S. Africa/ 2005).
This paper highlights direct benefits and challenges of using open source software. The
benefis among other, are reliabili stabili cos flexibility and freedom (gbdirect
2005) and some of the challenges are limited support from developer and the level of
programming knowledge require which is often lacking in organizations.
It concludes focusing on the experiences of using an open source Learning Management
System (LMS) for e-Learning activities/ at the University of Namibia. |
Subject(s)
Benefits; Source Software; UNAM's; Learning; Management; Critical role; Distance; Development |
Language
en |
Publisher
(NOLNet) Namibian Open Learning Network Trust |
Type of publication
Article |
Identifier
Beukes-Amiss, M., Mufeti, K. 2005. Towards Education for All; The Critical Role of Open and Distance Learning in National Development;30th August - 1 Sep 2005; Windhoek; Namibia:Namibian Open Learning Network Trust . |
Repository
Windhoek - University of Namibia
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