open educational resources

1. Benefits and Challenges of
Open Educational Resources
Sean Lyons

2. Benefits of OER
1. Saves students $$$
2. Social responsibility – provides education for all
3. Maximizes the use and increases the availability of educational
resources
4. Raises standard of educational resources by gathering more
contributors
5. Allows for peer review
And many more!

3. Challenges of OER
1. Quality assurance
2. Sustainability
3. Lack of public understanding
4. Non-revocable nature of Creative Commons licenses
5. Issues related to accessibility