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Open Educational Resources
Benefits and Challenges
Open Educational Resources
Benefits
• Access to a lot of teaching/learning materials
• Save time for teachers (creating materials can be time-consuming)
• Provide equal opportunities for learning
• Raise the teaching/learning standards
• Re-use materials that have worked for other instructors and students
Open Educational Resources
Challenges
• Understand new concepts: Public Domain, Open License, All Rights
Reserved
• Quality/non-quality Materials
• Big change for students from traditional textbooks
• Access to Online Resources
• Know where to look for Materials (on teachers’ part)

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OER Benefits: Free Teaching Resources Save Time & Provide Equal Access

  • 2. Open Educational Resources Benefits • Access to a lot of teaching/learning materials • Save time for teachers (creating materials can be time-consuming) • Provide equal opportunities for learning • Raise the teaching/learning standards • Re-use materials that have worked for other instructors and students
  • 3. Open Educational Resources Challenges • Understand new concepts: Public Domain, Open License, All Rights Reserved • Quality/non-quality Materials • Big change for students from traditional textbooks • Access to Online Resources • Know where to look for Materials (on teachers’ part)