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OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 1
Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-1
Benefits and Challenges of Using
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Jeff A. Harris
jharris@columbiabasin.edu
Licensed Under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
November 15th 2021
OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 2
Contents
Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-2
• Benefits
1. Reduced Student Cost and Barriers
2. Networking
3. Enhanced Learning Through OER Searches
4. Access to the Latest Information
5. Paying It Forward
• Challenges
1. Locating OER
2. Properly Citing OER
3. Verifying the Validity of OER Sources
4. Quality of OER
5. Ensuring your OER is Properly Used
OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 3
Benefit 1 - Reduced Student Cost and Barriers
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• Reduced Cost
• The price of some textbooks today are astronomical. Many students are on fixed
incomes and the money spent on textbooks could be applied to fund their essential
needs.
• Reduced Barriers
• Some students have been unable to sign-up for courses due to the high cost of
textbooks or have had to delay their education until they could afford to take
classes at a later time.
OER eliminates the textbook cost for students and enables them to take the
courses they need, when they need them.
OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 4
Benefit 2 - Networking
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• Meeting Professional Practitioners
• A wonderful benefit to finding and utilizing OER is that you can often meet
professional practitioners in your field of interest.
• Since OER content creation contact information is often provided, it is easy to
reach out to the authors, which opens collaboration opportunities.
OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 5
Benefit 3 – Enhanced Learning Through OER Searches
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• Finding New OER Gems
• The very fact of searching for OER for a specific topic allows the searches to
uncover other valuable OER that they were never actually looking for originally.
• It is very common to “stumble” across excellent OER while looking for OER valid
sources or following a trail of URLs in search of other OER.
OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 6
Benefit 4 – Access to the Latest Information
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• OER Access
• OER can go from the author to the internet very quickly. There are not long delays
working with publishers and editors which delay the release of the content.
• With active research constantly underway in many fields, OER allows a path to
have access to it, as soon as the author completes their study.
OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 7
Benefit 5 – Paying It Forward
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• One good deed deserves another
• When someone takes advantage of the incredibly valuable OER available, it
encourages them to share their materials under Creative Commons Licensing, as
well.
• OER allows for a person to “Pay it Forward” and provide OER of their own to the
community.
OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 8
Challenges 1 – Locating OER
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• Time Consuming Searches
• Finding OER can sometimes be difficult and often time consuming.
• With so much OER available, it takes quite a bit of time to search through it and
determine what is worth using.
OPEN WASHINGTON (http://www.openwa.org/) is a fantastic resource to
find Open Images, Open Textbooks, Open Course Materials, and Open Video
& Audio
OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 9
Challenges 2 – Properly Citing OER
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• OER Attribution Formatting
• It can be difficult to create properly formatted OER attribution.
• The Title and Authors, along with the proper URLs and License, all need to be
accounted for when creating OER attributions. This can be an error-prone process.
The OPEN Attribution Builder (http://www.openwa.org/open-attrib-
builder/) is an excellent online tool for creating properly formatted Creative
Commons Attribution.
OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 10
Challenges 3 – Verifying the Validity of OER Source
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• OER Source Verification
• Since OER is readily available on the internet, it is sometimes difficult to verify that
the OER license is actually valid and the original author’s rights are not be
violated.
• The internet contains a large amount of content that violates copyright laws.
Users must always remember that just because someone posted OER under a
Creative Commons License does not mean that it is valid. “Trust but Verify”
• It is possible that some users may inadvertently violate Creative Commons
Licenses, without realizing it (e.g., not abiding by the CC BY attribution and just
posting an image without crediting the author).
OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 11
Challenges 4 – Quality of OER
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• Quality Concerns
• Because anyone can post their materials to OER, there could be quality issues with
the content.
• The accuracy of the content is often not validated by outside sources when the
author decides to post their OER. There could be incorrect data or incorrect
assumptions within the content.
• The formatting, grammar, and layout of the OER could be of poor quality since
many times OER is provided without going through any formal editing.
OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 12
Challenges 5 – Ensuring Your OER is Properly Used
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• Misused OER
• Since your OER is being provided on the Internet, it is possible that those who
decide to use it may not abide by the Creative Common License that you created.
• You may have your materials being plagiarized or improperly quoted due to
malicious or unintentional actions.

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Open Educational Resources Benefits and Challenges

  • 1. OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 1 Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-1 Benefits and Challenges of Using Open Educational Resources (OER) Jeff A. Harris jharris@columbiabasin.edu Licensed Under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 November 15th 2021
  • 2. OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 2 Contents Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-2 • Benefits 1. Reduced Student Cost and Barriers 2. Networking 3. Enhanced Learning Through OER Searches 4. Access to the Latest Information 5. Paying It Forward • Challenges 1. Locating OER 2. Properly Citing OER 3. Verifying the Validity of OER Sources 4. Quality of OER 5. Ensuring your OER is Properly Used
  • 3. OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 3 Benefit 1 - Reduced Student Cost and Barriers Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-3 • Reduced Cost • The price of some textbooks today are astronomical. Many students are on fixed incomes and the money spent on textbooks could be applied to fund their essential needs. • Reduced Barriers • Some students have been unable to sign-up for courses due to the high cost of textbooks or have had to delay their education until they could afford to take classes at a later time. OER eliminates the textbook cost for students and enables them to take the courses they need, when they need them.
  • 4. OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 4 Benefit 2 - Networking Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-4 • Meeting Professional Practitioners • A wonderful benefit to finding and utilizing OER is that you can often meet professional practitioners in your field of interest. • Since OER content creation contact information is often provided, it is easy to reach out to the authors, which opens collaboration opportunities.
  • 5. OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 5 Benefit 3 – Enhanced Learning Through OER Searches Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-5 • Finding New OER Gems • The very fact of searching for OER for a specific topic allows the searches to uncover other valuable OER that they were never actually looking for originally. • It is very common to “stumble” across excellent OER while looking for OER valid sources or following a trail of URLs in search of other OER.
  • 6. OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 6 Benefit 4 – Access to the Latest Information Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-6 • OER Access • OER can go from the author to the internet very quickly. There are not long delays working with publishers and editors which delay the release of the content. • With active research constantly underway in many fields, OER allows a path to have access to it, as soon as the author completes their study.
  • 7. OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 7 Benefit 5 – Paying It Forward Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-7 • One good deed deserves another • When someone takes advantage of the incredibly valuable OER available, it encourages them to share their materials under Creative Commons Licensing, as well. • OER allows for a person to “Pay it Forward” and provide OER of their own to the community.
  • 8. OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 8 Challenges 1 – Locating OER Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-8 • Time Consuming Searches • Finding OER can sometimes be difficult and often time consuming. • With so much OER available, it takes quite a bit of time to search through it and determine what is worth using. OPEN WASHINGTON (http://www.openwa.org/) is a fantastic resource to find Open Images, Open Textbooks, Open Course Materials, and Open Video & Audio
  • 9. OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 9 Challenges 2 – Properly Citing OER Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-9 • OER Attribution Formatting • It can be difficult to create properly formatted OER attribution. • The Title and Authors, along with the proper URLs and License, all need to be accounted for when creating OER attributions. This can be an error-prone process. The OPEN Attribution Builder (http://www.openwa.org/open-attrib- builder/) is an excellent online tool for creating properly formatted Creative Commons Attribution.
  • 10. OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 10 Challenges 3 – Verifying the Validity of OER Source Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-10 • OER Source Verification • Since OER is readily available on the internet, it is sometimes difficult to verify that the OER license is actually valid and the original author’s rights are not be violated. • The internet contains a large amount of content that violates copyright laws. Users must always remember that just because someone posted OER under a Creative Commons License does not mean that it is valid. “Trust but Verify” • It is possible that some users may inadvertently violate Creative Commons Licenses, without realizing it (e.g., not abiding by the CC BY attribution and just posting an image without crediting the author).
  • 11. OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 11 Challenges 4 – Quality of OER Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-11 • Quality Concerns • Because anyone can post their materials to OER, there could be quality issues with the content. • The accuracy of the content is often not validated by outside sources when the author decides to post their OER. There could be incorrect data or incorrect assumptions within the content. • The formatting, grammar, and layout of the OER could be of poor quality since many times OER is provided without going through any formal editing.
  • 12. OER 101 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Fall 2021 12 Challenges 5 – Ensuring Your OER is Properly Used Copyright © 2014 J. Ross Publishing Inc. 1-12 • Misused OER • Since your OER is being provided on the Internet, it is possible that those who decide to use it may not abide by the Creative Common License that you created. • You may have your materials being plagiarized or improperly quoted due to malicious or unintentional actions.

Editor's Notes

  1. This shows basic course objectives. You may want to modify it to customize or personalize it for specific student groups. Read the objectives and make brief comments about each one. Avoid just reading any single slide. Always elaborate.
  2. Emphasize that this is a course about practice. Enough is out there already about theory. In fact, that’s the problem for project managers. They have lots of theory, but little guidance about what they should actually do. It addresses both the product—the thing delivered to the customer—and the project itself. Most current quality information addresses the product only. This fills a gap by dealing with quality of the project—quality actions that will ensure a successful project, not just a successful product that satisfies a customer.
  3. Emphasize that this is a course about practice. Enough is out there already about theory. In fact, that’s the problem for project managers. They have lots of theory, but little guidance about what they should actually do. It addresses both the product—the thing delivered to the customer—and the project itself. Most current quality information addresses the product only. This fills a gap by dealing with quality of the project—quality actions that will ensure a successful project, not just a successful product that satisfies a customer.
  4. Emphasize that this is a course about practice. Enough is out there already about theory. In fact, that’s the problem for project managers. They have lots of theory, but little guidance about what they should actually do. It addresses both the product—the thing delivered to the customer—and the project itself. Most current quality information addresses the product only. This fills a gap by dealing with quality of the project—quality actions that will ensure a successful project, not just a successful product that satisfies a customer.
  5. Emphasize that this is a course about practice. Enough is out there already about theory. In fact, that’s the problem for project managers. They have lots of theory, but little guidance about what they should actually do. It addresses both the product—the thing delivered to the customer—and the project itself. Most current quality information addresses the product only. This fills a gap by dealing with quality of the project—quality actions that will ensure a successful project, not just a successful product that satisfies a customer.
  6. Emphasize that this is a course about practice. Enough is out there already about theory. In fact, that’s the problem for project managers. They have lots of theory, but little guidance about what they should actually do. It addresses both the product—the thing delivered to the customer—and the project itself. Most current quality information addresses the product only. This fills a gap by dealing with quality of the project—quality actions that will ensure a successful project, not just a successful product that satisfies a customer.
  7. Emphasize that this is a course about practice. Enough is out there already about theory. In fact, that’s the problem for project managers. They have lots of theory, but little guidance about what they should actually do. It addresses both the product—the thing delivered to the customer—and the project itself. Most current quality information addresses the product only. This fills a gap by dealing with quality of the project—quality actions that will ensure a successful project, not just a successful product that satisfies a customer.
  8. Emphasize that this is a course about practice. Enough is out there already about theory. In fact, that’s the problem for project managers. They have lots of theory, but little guidance about what they should actually do. It addresses both the product—the thing delivered to the customer—and the project itself. Most current quality information addresses the product only. This fills a gap by dealing with quality of the project—quality actions that will ensure a successful project, not just a successful product that satisfies a customer.
  9. Emphasize that this is a course about practice. Enough is out there already about theory. In fact, that’s the problem for project managers. They have lots of theory, but little guidance about what they should actually do. It addresses both the product—the thing delivered to the customer—and the project itself. Most current quality information addresses the product only. This fills a gap by dealing with quality of the project—quality actions that will ensure a successful project, not just a successful product that satisfies a customer.
  10. Emphasize that this is a course about practice. Enough is out there already about theory. In fact, that’s the problem for project managers. They have lots of theory, but little guidance about what they should actually do. It addresses both the product—the thing delivered to the customer—and the project itself. Most current quality information addresses the product only. This fills a gap by dealing with quality of the project—quality actions that will ensure a successful project, not just a successful product that satisfies a customer.
  11. Emphasize that this is a course about practice. Enough is out there already about theory. In fact, that’s the problem for project managers. They have lots of theory, but little guidance about what they should actually do. It addresses both the product—the thing delivered to the customer—and the project itself. Most current quality information addresses the product only. This fills a gap by dealing with quality of the project—quality actions that will ensure a successful project, not just a successful product that satisfies a customer.
  12. Emphasize that this is a course about practice. Enough is out there already about theory. In fact, that’s the problem for project managers. They have lots of theory, but little guidance about what they should actually do. It addresses both the product—the thing delivered to the customer—and the project itself. Most current quality information addresses the product only. This fills a gap by dealing with quality of the project—quality actions that will ensure a successful project, not just a successful product that satisfies a customer.