2. Benefits to OER
• Cost effective for students—
education is not only for those
who can afford it
Rural Electricity by Kevin Dooley is licensed by CC BY
3. Rural Electricity by Kevin Dooley is licensed by CC BY
Benefits to OER
• Accessible to all—even students and
teachers in remote areas have access
to education that is created worldwide
4. Rural Electricity by Kevin Dooley is licensed by CC BY
Benefits to OER
• Collaboration among teachers and
students from all over the world
5. Rural Electricity by Kevin Dooley is licensed by CC BY
Benefits to OER
• Redefining Education
6. Rural Electricity by Kevin Dooley is licensed by CC BY
Benefits to OER
• Sometimes you don’t have to recreate
the wheel—someone has already
done it beautifully
7. Challenges to OER
• A lot of material, resources have not been
created
Climbing Silo, ½ by Laughingmonk licensed by CC BY NC
8. Climbing Silo, ½ by Laughingmonk licensed by CC BY NC
Challenges to OER
• It requires a considerable time investment
to create OER
9. Climbing Silo, ½ by Laughingmonk licensed by CC BY NC
Challenges to OER
• Requires additional education on the
proper use of OER materials
10. Climbing Silo, ½ by Laughingmonk licensed by CC BY NC
Challenges to OER
• So many different repositories for OER
materials—how to know which one to use
for specific topics?
11. Climbing Silo, ½ by Laughingmonk licensed by CC BY NC
Challenges to OER
• When developing an entire course—it is
difficult to keep track of all the different
licenses of different creators
