OER - open educational resources review

1. OER open educational resources + n –
• Here to stay in a manageable way?
Kent Hill 2014
Shoreline Community College CC BY-NC

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 Raises standards with increased audience
 Improved opportunity for collaboration
 CC sharing pushes knowledge forward
 Free/low cost = Fair to all!
 Location free
 Course materials can reach anyone
 Asynchronus study now possible
 Online platform = Resource variety
 Input options for all types of students!
With cost, place, time and input barriers
removed, most any student worldwide now
has the chance to study!

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 Cost to evaluate new materials
 Will standards really improve?
 Will funding exist to revise OER materials?
 Cost to instructors?
 Mostly part-time and underpaid: what next?
 Too much information
 If all institutions contribute, then will
overwhelmed learners seek only ‘elite’ OER
sites, rendering ‘sharing’ moot?
 Asynchronus ≠ fully motivated
 Advisors, counselors, teachers still needed!
 Computer and Internet required!
 Freedom of Access – for whom?