1. Open Educational
Resources:
Advantages and
Disadvantages
Eric Shea

2. Benefits
Open
educational
resources are
free to use
Free ‘sweet’ hugs by Jesslee Cuizon is licensed under CC
BY 2.0

3. Benefits
OER
materials
use open
licensing,
so you
don’t
need to
ask
permission
to use the
material
Free by Jon Rawlinson licensed under CC BY 2.0

4. Benefits
A world of new and wonderful content
is available to use
The World according to Cloud Gate by Kevin Dooley licensed under CC BY 2.0

5. Benefits
OER can be
updated
continuously!
iPhone updating by Hakan Dahlstrom licensed under CC
BY 2.0

6. Benefits
OER material can be accessed by
all learners, past and future to your
course
Different generations by Len Matthews licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

7. Challenges
The quality of
OER materials
may not be
consistent
Inconsistent signage by Paul Adams
licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

8. Challenges
OER materials may not
be continuously
supported
Classic Kurosawa! by Owen A. licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

9. Challenges
There may not be quality OER
resources available to use in
your subject area
Tunisia-3645- Camels Roaming Free by
Dennis Jarvis licensed under CC BY-SA
2.0

10. Challenges
Not everyone understands how OER works yet
Confusion by MorBCN under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

11. Challenges
What will we do with the school’s bookstore?
Bookstore Cat by texasgurl under CC BY-NC 2.0