Open source software and the New Zealand education system: A response to Roy

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  • Richard Wyles Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

Keywords:

online learning, distance education, e-learning, distance learning, technology-enhanced learning, flexible learning, flexible delivery, open source,

Abstract

Software is ubiquitous in twenty-first-century developed societies. Software now permeates all aspects of our lives, from farm production and the telephones we use to the education we receive or deliver. Equitable access to educational technology is a key issue and open source technology is part of the answer.

Author Biography

Richard Wyles, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

Leader of the New Zealand Open Source Virtual Learning Environment Project

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Published

2012-05-21

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2006): Journal of Distance Learning 10(1)

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Copyright (c) 2012 Richard Wyles

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