Federation of Open Source Initiatives in Promoting and Sustaining E-Learning in Rural Areas

Abstract

with an aim to bring a positive shift from being known as developing country to developed country, the concept of E-learning got its recognition in India as one of the technological invention. In todays� time, learning is no longer limited to classrooms with conventional method of knowledge parsing. E-learning is one of the skillful schemes to impart education with a strong sense of self-motivation, communication and technology in an effective manner. The usage of technology allows the utilization of E-resources in E-world comprising new innovations and conventions of Open Source standards. Various open source e-learning platforms have been developed ensuring successful contribution of the programmers to the development of a software package, with an aim to integrate technology seamlessly into the curriculum. The content obtained from the open source tools is one of the promising concepts for E-learning and Knowledge Management. The promotion of learning seems to be hazardous in rural communities and areas due to low horizon mindset of students and teaming negligence of teachers towards Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and new open source learning paradigms.