Introduction to Open Education, Recommendations, and Documents

12. Dimension: Technology

Technology in open education

Technology functions as an enabler of all other dimensions of openness when it is based on open standards and open-source technologies that are interoperable with other platforms and services.

Open document standards refer to software norms that grant users permission to create, copy, distribute, and use documents under certain conditions. These standards must be documented, publicly available, and free to use. Open document standards must be compatible with open-source solutions and proprietary licensed solutions.

Free and open-source technologies imply software that is open and free, and the source code used to create the program is also available for viewing, editing, and redistribution. Such open-source software is usually developed and maintained through the collaboration of various stakeholders, including the general public.