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Introduction to Open Source Products

Introduction to Open Source Products

Chao Lee
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 27
ISBN13: 9781605663760|ISBN10: 160566376X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616925819|EISBN13: 9781605663777
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-376-0.ch001
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Lee Chao . "Introduction to Open Source Products." Utilizing Open Source Tools for Online Teaching and Learning: Applying Linux Technologies, IGI Global, 2009, pp.1-27. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-376-0.ch001

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L. Chao (2009). Introduction to Open Source Products. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-376-0.ch001

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Lee Chao . "Introduction to Open Source Products." In Utilizing Open Source Tools for Online Teaching and Learning: Applying Linux Technologies. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-376-0.ch001

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Abstract

Web-based teaching has become one of the main stream teaching and learning methods in most of the higher education institutions. To support teaching and learning activities over the Internet, Web-based teaching has been implemented with various technologies. Among the various solutions, using the open source technology to construct a platform for supporting online teaching and learning has attracted a great deal of attention. To better understand the open source technology and how it can be used to support online teaching and learning, we will first take an overview of the open source technology in this chapter. We will investigate the roles played by the open source technology. We will also examine the strengths and weaknesses of the open source technology in general. At the end of this chapter, a framework of the book will be presented to give an overall picture of the discussion in the book.

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