The document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using open educational resources (OER) in education. The advantages include saving students money, providing free public courses, promoting educator collaboration, allowing materials to be adapted and improved with attribution, and raising instructional quality. The disadvantages are that OER takes significant time to find, evaluate, and adapt; may not always be up-to-date; are non-revocable once published; and do not generate income for educational institutions. The document considers both sides of whether to use OER or not in schools and colleges.

1. Open
Educational
Resources
To use or not to use
By Sophia Shang

2. Advantages of OER
 1. It saves money for students.
 2. It provides free courses to the public.
 3. It promotes collaboration among educators.
 4. It may be adapted, revised, improved, etc.
depending on attribution designation.
 5. It raises the quality of instructional materials.

3. Disadvantages of OER
 1. It takes a lot of time to find and evaluate the
material.
 2. It takes a lot of time to adapt material.
 3. It may not be up to date material.
 4. It is non-revocable. You need to make sure you
are willing to let go of it.
 5. It does not bring in income for the college.

4. To use OER or not to use.
That is the question.
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