How open-source school management software can help institutions globally
Management System (Open Source) is a socio-technical system that leverages the cumulative knowledge of management practitioners and evidenced-based research from the past 130 years Many educators might have been hesitant in the past regarding embracing open-source software. But not anymore as the number that has taken to open source software (OSS) has increased significantly over the years. More teachers, as well as institutions, are now engaging with organizations such as Open Source Schools, openSIS among others. Consequently, these educators have begun to realize the potential inherent in OSS that can help transform education in many ways. With an open-source student management system like openSIS, one can enjoy the leverage of havingNo license fees As an open-source software user, the institution gets the benefit of enjoying a full licensed right system. Here the user or the institution can download and install the SIS and start using it. There is nothing extra to pay like license fees or update and renewal charges. Therefore, there are no restrictions imposed by any licensing policies of the proprietary software vendors. Minimal implementation cost A management software of the self that is meant to be used by a wide range of people can cost an arm or a leg especially when it comes to various features integrations and what not. On the other hand, an open-source SIS is less capital intensive. The cost of license fees, software maintenance, and packaging cost, cost of deployment is reduced hence, giving the overall cost of the software a much smaller price tag. Also owning the hardware and database for the same also gives a significant cut-off to the cost.