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Simpson, James Daniel – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Free, libre, and open source software (FLOSS) is software that is collaboratively developed. FLOSS provides end-users with the source code and the freedom to adapt or modify a piece of software to fit their needs (Deek & McHugh, 2008; Stallman, 2010). FLOSS has a 30 year history that dates to the open hacker community at the Massachusetts…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Computer Software, Shared Resources and Services, Qualitative Research
Boekenoogen, John Russell – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The University of Florida (UF) used an open-source course management system (CMS) called Sakai. Sakai was the fourth CMS the university has used to help teach live, blended (or hybrid), and online courses over the past ten years. The objective of this dissertation was to identify what barriers may be preventing university personnel from using…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Computer Software, Integrated Learning Systems, Open Source Technology