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OER BENEFITS AND
CHALLENGES
By Dr. Lisa Luengo
OER BENEFITS—1
OERs place an emphasis of the professional learning
community and the commitment on the part of both
the instructor and the student.
OER BENEFITS—2
 Their creation develops on the part of their creators aptitudes and skills
useful for problem solving, acting as a factor of social inclusion, also
promoting numeric skills.
OER BENEFITS —3
 OERs offer opportunities to create personalized learning while
suppressing the cost of acquiring materials.
OER BENEFITS —4
 OERs broaden the choice of themes and teaching materials for the
instructor. It also helps in ameliorating the content by allowing
retroactive actions on the part of the teaching community
OER BENEFITS —5
 OERs possess major advantages by being flexible and accessible
through low cost and the advantage of a global network through which
knowledge evolves.
OER CHALLENGES—1
 Down the rabbit hole we go: Without proper parameters, it can be easy
to lose focus on the objective set by the instructor regarding the search
for materials.
OER CHALLENGES—2
 Aside from the need for strong self-discipline, there is the amount of
time needed for gathering materials. This might prove difficult with a
hard deadline to respect.
OER CHALLENGES—3
 Student accessibility: many students don’t have access to a computer at
home, or have a hard time getting a hold of the internet at school or,
the internet is fades in an out
OER CHALLENGES —4
 Quality of the materials: some information might be missing for the
instructor and for the student.
OER CHALLENGES—5
 Digital information can altogether disappear; it must be well archived.

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OER benefits and challenges

  • 2. OER BENEFITS—1 OERs place an emphasis of the professional learning community and the commitment on the part of both the instructor and the student.
  • 3. OER BENEFITS—2  Their creation develops on the part of their creators aptitudes and skills useful for problem solving, acting as a factor of social inclusion, also promoting numeric skills.
  • 4. OER BENEFITS —3  OERs offer opportunities to create personalized learning while suppressing the cost of acquiring materials.
  • 5. OER BENEFITS —4  OERs broaden the choice of themes and teaching materials for the instructor. It also helps in ameliorating the content by allowing retroactive actions on the part of the teaching community
  • 6. OER BENEFITS —5  OERs possess major advantages by being flexible and accessible through low cost and the advantage of a global network through which knowledge evolves.
  • 7. OER CHALLENGES—1  Down the rabbit hole we go: Without proper parameters, it can be easy to lose focus on the objective set by the instructor regarding the search for materials.
  • 8. OER CHALLENGES—2  Aside from the need for strong self-discipline, there is the amount of time needed for gathering materials. This might prove difficult with a hard deadline to respect.
  • 9. OER CHALLENGES—3  Student accessibility: many students don’t have access to a computer at home, or have a hard time getting a hold of the internet at school or, the internet is fades in an out
  • 10. OER CHALLENGES —4  Quality of the materials: some information might be missing for the instructor and for the student.
  • 11. OER CHALLENGES—5  Digital information can altogether disappear; it must be well archived.