1. B E N E F I T S A N D C H A L L E N G E S
M E G A N M A R T I N
Open Educational Resources

2. Benefits
 The sharing of ideas and practices by institutions
and educators
 Lower costs for the students with free access to
quality material without high textbook costs
 Materials can be accessed after the “class” ends to
help retain knowledge
 Increases the availability of educational materials to
a wider audience
 Constant increase of contributors helps add more
research to each subject

3. Challenges
 There are no standards to measure quality of the
material
 Open Educational Resources are not widely
publicized
 Because OER is not widely known, finding materials
can be difficult
 Long term sustainability
 Creative Commons licenses are non-revocable