2. BY JAYNE BETTIS
• BENEFITS OF OER
• FREEDOM TO ACCESS OTHER WORKS
• ABILITY TO ASSIMILATE OTHER WORKS INTO
YOUR CURRICULUM
• SAVES MONEY FOR STUDENTS
• ABILITY TO FIND CONTINUED UPDATED
RESOURCES
• ENHANCING YOUR RESOURCES QUICKLY
3. CONS OF OER
• TECHNICAL ISSUES
• FINDING MATERIAL THAT CORRESPONDS WITH SUBJECT
MATTER
• MAKING SURE THAT THAT MATERIAL IS INDEED OK TO BE
USED WITHOUT INFRINGING ON COPYRIGHT.
• MATERIAL FOUND MAY NOT BE UP TO DATE
• OER’S ARE NOT YET WIDELY UNDERSTOOD BY THE
PUBLIC, STUDENTS, AND/OR INSTRUCTORS
4. REFERENCES
• THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
http://libguides.umuc.edu/content.php?pid=98930&sid=742401
• SLIDESHARE
http://www.slideshare.net/muffin1927/oer-presentation-26331818