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Download full textPan, Guohua; Bonk, Curtis J. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
The open-source software movement is gaining increasing momentum in China. Of the limited numbers of open-source software in China, "Red Flag Linux" stands out most strikingly, commanding 30 percent share of Chinese software market. Unlike the spontaneity of open-source movement in North America, open-source software development in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Management Systems, Distance Education, Computer Software
Pan, Guohua; Bonk, Curtis J. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
Unlike conventional models of software development, the open source model is based on the collaborative efforts of users who are also co-developers of the software. Interest in open source software has grown exponentially in recent years. A "Google" search for the phrase open source in early 2005 returned 28.8 million webpage hits, while…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Participative Decision Making, Models, Innovation
Carriere, Brain; Challborn, Carl; Moore, James; Nibourg, Theodorus – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
The first section of this report examines the CourseCompass learning management system (LMS), made available to educators by the Pearson publishing group as a vehicle for the company's extensive content library. The product's features are discussed, and the implications of Pearson's software/textbook "bundling" policy for the integrity of course…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Evaluation Criteria, Integrity, Computer Software
Hotrum, Michael; Ludwig, Brian; Baggaley, Jon – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
The "ILIAS" learning management system (LMS) was evaluated, following its favourable rating in an independent evaluation study of open source software (OSS) products. The current review found "ILIAS" to have numerous features of value to distance education (DE) students and teachers, as well as problems for consideration in the…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Distance Education, Computer Software, Program Effectiveness
Wilde, Russ – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
As the quality of authoring software increases, online course developers become less reliant on proprietary learning management systems, and develop skills in the design of original, in-house materials and the delivery platforms for them. This report examines the capabilities of digital authoring software tools for the development of learning…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
