Open Educational Resources have many benefits and challenges.

1. Ken Meerdink

2. Open Educational Resources (OER)
• Educational resources available for no cost or the
cost of printing
Creative Commons Licensing (CC)
• Different levels of freedom to use materials

3. Save Costs for Students
• Publishers’ books are very expensive
OER is available after course finishes
• OERs usually on the internet
Showcase Instructor’s work
• Demonstrate your ability to explain
Get Feedback from Peer Instructors
• Everyone’s a critic 
Raise Standards of Instructional Materials
• Evolution of materials by remix

4. Quality Assurance
• No one prevents incorrect information
Sustainability
• Websites may disappear when funding dries up
Non-revocable CC License
• What if you want to publish in traditional form?
Lack of Awareness of Copyright Issues
• Users may misappropriate my materials
“The Textbook IS the Course”
• Difficult to use most materials in my course