Brief presentation on the benefits and challenges of Open Educational Resources.

1. Larry Cleman
October 2015
Thoughts on Open Education
Resources (OER)

2. Benefits of OER
 Cost of postsecondary education continually
rises faster than the inflation rate. OER offers a
way to cut cost for students.
 OER offers peer reviewed material at no cost
 OER is developed throughout the world. OER
can offer varied perspectives of educational
material for a more pluralistic view on the
subject matter.

3. Benefits of OER
 OER can bring education to those with little or
no budget
 When developed in a cohort, OER can
leverage the knowledge of many

4. Challenges of OER
 Consistency in vetting the material
 Lack of dedicated funding for repositories
 Dissemination of OER material to those without
technical resources

5. Challenges of OER
 Material can become outdated
 Associated printing cost with OER material