Open Education Resources File.

1. Open Education Resources
OER
Marissa Cochran
CC BY-NC-SA

2. Open Education Resources
When evaluating instructional materials, the
materials must be assessed to determine the…
Benefits
Challenges

3. Open Education Resources
Challenges
can become
benefits
once they
are identified
and acted
upon.
BENEFITS
CHALLENGES
Anything that promotes or assists
with the overall goal of a program
well being, makes a task easier or
more pleasant, and is seen as an
asset.
Anything that detracts from the
overall goal of a program,
implements barriers by making a
task more difficult or less
enjoyable, and is seen as a
liability.

4. Open Course Resources
Benefits of OER
1
Variety of Materials
5
Reduced Cost to Students
2
Maximizes Use of Program
Funds
6
Saves Time
3
Allows Collaboration Across
Content Area
7
Encourages Global Thinking
4
Continually Updated
8
Flexibility

5. Open Course Resources
Challenges of OER
1
2
Limited Materials in Some
Subjects
Some program personnel resistant to
amend program budget to reflect savings
for fear they will lose future funding.
5
6
Cost is low for a digital copy, but may be
a burden for those that need a hardcopy.
Not Cost effective if students and staff involved
are not on board or if significant alterations are
needed.
3
Limited Collaboration Across
Some Content Areas
7
May be a local issue that others believe
Global Thinking is not required.
4
Dated Materials
8
Rigidity of licenses if restricted
to use.

6. Open Education Resources
Summary
I do not think that the challenges are true challenges, but those that
others might voice.
Personally, the only challenge I have found is finding materials in some
of the diverse topics we are working with in addition to potential
faculty/staff resistance to adapting and learning about OER.

7. Using Open Education Resources
Using OER is a learning cycle. Challenges need to be identified, acted
upon, feedback gained, and further modifications made accordingly.
This is an ongoing process.