This presentation provides a basic overview of the benefits and challeges of using Open Educational Resources.

1. OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES
BENEFITS/CHALLENGES
By Joyce Walton
Intensive English Faculty Olympic College
July 26th 2022

2. WHAT ARE OPEN EDUCATION
RESOURCES (OER)

3. Open
Educational
Resources Are:
Freely accessible materials for
teachers, learners and researchers
Available in the public domain or under
multiple open license options, which
provide designated permissions.
May be revised, reused, adapted and
redistributed according to license
permissions.

4. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS AND
POSSIBILITIES FOR OER?

5. REFERENCES
Unesco.org. “Open Educational
Resources”. Unesco

6. Open Educational Resources: Benefits
Have significant potential to
build an inclusive society and
increase capacity for
stakeholders to develop and
share resources. (Unesco)
This inclusivity and increase
capacity are directly related to
the free access to and
distribution of materials. The
costs of textbooks or
subscriptions are a barrier to
education for many students.
Are accessible internationally.
OER has the potential to
increase sustainable economic
development in countries
where education is not
affordable or available to all
students.
Can raise educational
standards by increasing
contributors and collaboration
among them.
The public domain and open
license permissions remove
copyright barriers for use,
adaptation and distribution of
materials.

7. WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES AND
OBSTACLES TO OER?

8. Open Education Resources: Challenges and Obstacles
Academic
competition and
the perceived
threat to
intellectual
property.
Misunderstanding
and concern about
non-revocable
open licenses.
Concerns and
skepticism about
the quality of
materials.
Time needed to
search through the
variety and
quantity of
resources to find
quality and
relevant materials.
Limited ways and
ideas to
encourage
participation and
funding for
sustainability.