The Trends and the Future of Open Source, Open Content and Standardization at ICCE2007

International Workshop on

The Trends and the Future of Open Source, Open Content and Standardization

at the 15th International Conference on Computers in Education

November 5 or 6, 2007, Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

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	Open source software and standardization are inevitable factor for the today’s tremendous growth of ICT field.There exist numerous open standards composing the Internet and various open source software such as Linux and Apache. They are inseparable to each other since open source software implements open standards and proves their technical feasibility and adequacy, while open standards provide clear interface through which open source software can be integrated with other various software systems. Open source software and open standards does not only mean the research and development of new technology, but they can be regarded as a novel mechanism of technology innovation and promotion in which a fundamental for competition and collaboration is embedded.

	Such an importance of open source software and open standards are well recognized in the field of e-learning. There have been a lot of proposals and developments of various open source e-learning platform such as Moodle or Sakai. Activities for open content are also emerging such as Opencourseware Consortium (OCWC) or Global Learning Object Brokered Exchange (GLOBE). A variety of technical standard have been also developed, by the organizations such as ADL, IMS, IEEE LTSC and ISO SC36, for the reusable and interoperable content, federated repository, learner model, competency, learning activity, and quality assurance.
	This workshop tries to provide an opportunity to share the information on the cutting edge activities of open source software and open standards in the e-learning field, and to discuss their significance and issues on the future development of e-learning.
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	The scope of the workshop will cover but not be limited to:
	Open source LMS, e-learning platforms and tools Open content and open educational resourcses (OERs) Standards for reusable content, federated repository, learner model, competency, learning activity, and quality assurance E-Learning system architecture and framework International Alliance for Open source, open standards, and federated repository Open source, open standards and e-learning business model Open source, open standards and e-learning R&D.