Short PPT on the benefits and challenges of adopting OER materials.

1. OPEN EDUCATION
RESOURCES (OER)
BENEFITS & CHALLENGES

2. WHAT IS OER?
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3. OER DEFINED
• OERs are intended to “broaden access to scholarly and creative
conversations.”
• OERs, as defined by UNESCO, are resources available either
through the public domain or through open licensing such as
Creative Commons.
• OERs permit “no-cost access, use, adaption, and
redistribution.”
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Com
mons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License

4. BENEFITS OF OER
• Lowers cost of higher education
• Allows for creators to maintain ownership [unlike public
domain]
• Provides opportunities for educators to collaborate and adapt
learning materials
• Broadens access to educational materials
• Limits traditional barriers to access to information and learning

5. CHALLENGES OF USING OERS
• Lacks quality control
• Sources may be outdated
• Some students lack Internet or necessary devices for access
• Links to resources may be broken
• Generating your own open source materials may be time
consuming

6. THANK YOU FOR VIEWING
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