Pros and cons to open educational resources (OER).

1. OPEN EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES (OER)
Benefits and challenges of using open
educational resources
By Adam Diaz

2. BENEFITS
 Lower educational cost to students
 Promotion of freedom of information
 Promotion of collaboration among educators and professionals
 Flexibility for instructors to develop and customize materials
 Ease of distribution

3. CHALLENGES
 Potential lack of quality control
 Cost to produce without incentive for profit
 Potential lack of continuity
 Potential incomplete information
 Potential for top resources to be buried among mediocre
resources