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Open Educational Resources (OER) are free educational resources that can be used, distributed, and shared without copyright restrictions. OERs include resources available on websites like openwa.org for Washington educators and openculture.com which links to free online courses. OERs have advantages like reducing corporate influence in education, increasing social justice and access for all students, and giving instructors more flexibility and agency in choosing materials. However, there are also downsides like information overload in finding high quality OERs and potentially devaluing knowledge by equating free with less value.
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The document discusses the high cost of traditional college textbooks and proposes open textbooks as a solution. It notes that open textbooks are free online and can be customized, which benefits students and instructors. Several methods of encouraging open textbooks are outlined, including funding from institutions, governments, and publishers adopting alternative business models. The document advocates for stakeholders across the education system to consider open textbooks to increase access and affordability.
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- 1. Open Educational Resources by Jake Frye
- 2. What Are Open Educational Resources (OER)? Resources for educators that are free to use, distribute, and share Why? - The work resides in the public domain (no copyright attached) - The work is covered by an open license, such as Creative Commons
- 3. Sample Resources for Finding OER http://www.openwa.org/find-oer/: An OER site created for Washington state educators http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses: Links to a variety of online courses https://www.gutenberg.org/: A project dedicated to digitizing and preserving books that have fallen into the public domain
- 4. Why Use OER? Preserving education: Using OERs reduces the influence of corporations in the classroom and resists the commodification of knowledge Social justice: OERs are free and accessible by all; using OERs levels the playing field and gives access to all students, regardless of socioeconomic class
- 5. Why Use OER? (con't) Lower student frustration: - Students may pay as much as $300 for a textbook that they only use once - Resell values are poor - Students do not always receive financial aid in time to purchase texts - Instructors frequently change class texts between quarters or semesters, making it difficult for students to sell back or buy used copies the next quarter
- 6. Why Use OER? (con't) Increase instructor agency: - Adjuncts often cannot choose their own book because they must use the default reader; OERs could allow instructors to circumvent the bookstore shelf - Instructors could choose texts directly based on teaching style and preferences; instructors could draw from multiple texts or change texts without incurring student expense
- 7. Why Use OERs? (con't) Flexibility: OERs are often electronic and thus available for sharing, e-mailing, using in online courses, and projecting on the board without relying on clumsy doc cams
- 8. OERs: The Downsides Information overload—many OER sources to choose from Choosing quality materials—the quality of OERs range wildly from excellent to poor Devaluing knowledge: In a consumer society, “free” is unfortunately often equated with “without value” Placing increasing economic pressure on textbook companies Lack of accompanying customer support