Open Educational Resources - Benefits and Challenges

1. OPEN EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES (OER)
BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES
Ellen Cadwell, RHIA

2. Open Educational Resources
Benefits
Education Readily Available Worldwide
Interests
Professional Development
Students Seeking Basic Education all the way to Career Change
Knowledge
Access to World Class Schools and Educators
Reduced Costs for Online Textbooks and Reference Materials
Ability to Work at Own Pace
Share Ideas and Teaching Techniques
Ability to Develop Own “Textbooks” from a Variety of Mixed Resources
and Media

3. Open Educational Resources
Challenges
Quality Assurance
Accuracy
Current
Working Links
Resistance to Change
Accessibility for Disabilities
Commitment to Complete Course