Open Source in Higher Education

Inquiry Overview

A leading software company was interested in gaining market intelligence about the open-source movement in higher education.

Key Questions

• What trends and developments are affecting the open-source movement in higher education?


• What perceptions exist among CIOs about open-source applications?


• What adoption trends exist for Moodle and Sakai?


• What are other emerging open-source applications?

Methodology

Eduventures interviewed three open-source experts to determine trends and developments that are affecting the open-source movement in higher education. Eduventures also utilized findings from its 2006 Higher Education Technology Survey (HETS) and researched and identified available secondary sources to provide additional data for this report.