Free Software: an Opportunity to Improve University Higher Education

Mondragon Regalado J.R.; Heredia Pérez G.; Mundaca Araujo J.; Suárez Peña W.; Saldaña Mendoza N.; Huaman Monteza A.; Montenegro Juárez J.C.; Montenegro Juarez J.A.; Adrianzén Guerrero O.D.; Rodríguez Estacio J.S.; Huaman Llanos A.A. · Communications in Computer and Information Science (2025) · DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-78561-0_15

Resumen

The purpose of this research is to explore and analyze how the adoption and use of free software in the field of university higher education can offer significant opportunities to improve the quality of teaching and learning, as well as promote innovation, equity and technological independence in universities. Therefore, the objective of this study was to promote the adoption of free software in university higher education as a tool for the integral formation of students, the development of research and innovation, and the construction of a freer and fairer society. The results have led to the conclusion that free software can improve the quality of education; reduce the costs of information technologies; foster creativity and innovation; promote inclusion and accessibility, as well as contribute to the development of a democratic and just society. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Jaén; Universidad César Vallejo; Universidad Católica de Trujillo Benedicto XVI