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- 1. OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES Do the benefits outweigh the challenges?
- 2. Benefits • Saves students in costly course materials • Social Responsibility • Helps with course preparation and retention of knowledge after course • Provides professional development • Showcases research to the widest possible audience Challenges • Quality Assurance • Sustainability of OER • Lack of public understanding • Non-revocable nature of Creative Commons licenses • Accessibility
- 4. Saves Students in Costly Course Materials • The estimated cost savings for students is significant. The replacement of traditional textbooks with open resources has potentially saved UBC students between $8.2 to $11.7 million since the 2011 academic year. • -William Engle, UBC
- 5. Social Responsibility • Every year the number of students impacted by OER har risen dramatically, from 2,034 in 2011/2012 to 18,440 in 2019/2020. • Data from Will Engle, from the University of British Columbia March 9, 2020.
- 6. Course Preparation and Retention of Knowledge After Course • When students have OER available to them they are more likely to research the materials before the class begins, making them more prepared for the class. • Students using OER will use material they feel an interest in and feel more engaged in. This will help them retain what they learn • Students have access to learning materials that will help them not only refresh what they have learned but further develop their knowledge in the area of study.
- 7. Provides Professional Development • People who have OER available to them can expand on their careers by independently taking OER courses, making them valuable in their positions and creating new opportunities for their future.
- 8. Showcases Research to the Widest Possible Audience • With OER, a vast audience will have access to affordable educational material. This is not limited to college students.
- 10. Quality Assurance • Myth: If it’s free, how good can it be? • “Most OER repositories include peer reviews and/or rating systems that can help you determine the quality of an open educational resources. And keep in mind that most OER are created by faculty who have been incentivized in some way, often financially, to do so.” • "Open Educational Resources (OER): OER Benefits/Challenges" by Unknown, UMT-Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library is licensed under CC BY 4.0
- 11. Sustainability of OER Many educators believe that an OER commons represents the future for instructional materials – inexpensive, customizable, and shared by the community. However, challenges created by the OER commons must be addressed so that its progress can continue. "Seeking a Sustainable OER Ecosystem" by Nathan Huttner, Lee Green, and Rachel Cowher, UMT-Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library is licensed under CC BY 4.0
- 12. Lack of Public Understanding In OER • Many Educators do not understand its potential and are concerned about its threat to their ownership of intellectual property.
- 13. Non-Revocable nature of the Creative Commons Licenses • Creative Commons licenses are completely non-revocable, which means you cannot stop anyone who has obtained your work under a Creative Commons license from using that work following the guidelines of that license. • Unless you are willing to have people using your work under this license, make sure you choose carefully when creating a Creative Commons license.
- 14. Accessibility and OER • Not all OER has undergone an accessibility review. It is up to the faculty to make their own determination whether the resource is accessible. What is needed is a systemic approach to ensure that all OER is accessible to everyone.
- 15. Final Analysis: The bottom line is that while there are a few challenges, OER is a great resource that enables students to obtain affordable course material, making it more inclusive to all.