OEROER Open Educational Open Educational ResourcesResources

-- benefits and challenges-- benefits and challenges

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Benefits of OERBenefits of OER

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Saves Students $$Saves Students $$

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Easy Online AccessEasy Online Access

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Allows educators and/or students to Allows educators and/or students to easily see alternate approaches to easily see alternate approaches to

the same topicthe same topic

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No Need to Worry No Need to Worry About Obtaining About Obtaining

Permission Permission

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Wide Variety of Wide Variety of ResourcesResources

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Challenges of OERChallenges of OER

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Since it is new, not Since it is new, not everyone is aware of everyone is aware of

OEROER People might not understand Creative People might not understand Creative

Commons licensing, and thus be reluctant to Commons licensing, and thus be reluctant to contribute resources. contribute resources.

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Too much choice:Too much choice:Time consuming to sift through Time consuming to sift through

available resources available resources

Difficult finding quality resources.Difficult finding quality resources.

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Non-revocable Creative Commons Non-revocable Creative Commons License:License:

one cannot change one’s mind after one cannot change one’s mind after licensing a resource and making it licensing a resource and making it

availableavailable

While one could potential delete a resource, While one could potential delete a resource, this can be difficult. this can be difficult.

Deleting would not address the use by those Deleting would not address the use by those who have already downloaded the resource. who have already downloaded the resource.

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Effectiveness of OER Effectiveness of OER has not been has not been established established

No studies on how OER affects learning No studies on how OER affects learning outcomes.outcomes.

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Long Term Long Term Sustainability UncertainSustainability Uncertain Since OER is a recent concept, it is possible Since OER is a recent concept, it is possible

some resource hosts may not continue, some resource hosts may not continue, making the availability of certain resources making the availability of certain resources questionable in the long term. questionable in the long term.

Cannot be sure the resources will always be Cannot be sure the resources will always be available. available.

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