2. Open Educational
Resources
Repository of . . .
shared
teaching,
learning,
and
research
resources
available under legally
recognized open licenses
free for
people to
reuse,
revise,
remix, and
redistribute
3. Benefits
Save time and monetary resources, for both
students and instructors/schools (decreases
costs of textbooks, etc.)
Increase innovation in teaching
Students gain inspiration from others in field
Breaks down barriers to learning
~as learning can occur anywhere, for anyone
Increase lifelong learning
4. Additional benefits for
institutions:
Little/no cost to distribute
Supplemental or stand-alone
Showcases talent/expertise
Dialogue across global market substantially
increased
Marketing and branding potential increased
Circulation spanning ~ global
Increased scalability
5. Challenges
Internet access and speed not a viable option
for many geographic locations
Quality of work is unknown
Timely updating of materials may not occur
Students may miss out on human interaction
& dialogue
6. Challenges in higher
education
Resource overload
Continual revisions, based on subject matter
Changing mindset of instructors and
administration
Time constraints to create, find & modify
existing OER
Professional development needed
7. Pitfalls of oer
Saturation over time, however for the present,
can be a useful marketing tool for institutional
programs.
Initial time, technical & personnel
investment, however, over time a monetary
savings is recognized.
Competing repositories will make OER more
difficult to locate.
Quality of materials available may not share
the same standards.
