2. OER and textbooks
Benefits: Online
access reduces the
costs of textbooks
to students.
Challenges:
Students without
reliable online
access have
difficulty using a
low cost digital
text.
3. OER and information
Benefits: More
information is
available to a
wider audience
(the world)!
Challenges:
Making that
volume of
information usable
and accessible.
4. OER and tutoring
Benefits:
Supplementary
resources can
provide additional
information and
assistance to
students.
Challenges: These
online resources
can be seen as
“the answer” and
F2F tutoring is
reduced or
eliminated,
especially when
facing budget
reductions.
5. OER and sustainability
Benefits: The
special grants
initially created a
number of courses
and resources.
Challenges:
Incentives of some
sort and/or
continued funding
will be needed to
maintain quality
resources.
6. OER and quality
Benefits: Instructors
and students have
access to high
quality information.
Challenges:
Wading through
the volume of
information to
search for good
quality resources is
time consuming.
