A short slide deck summarizing the benefits and challenges of using open educational resources, with references to a few research studies.

1. Sunny Pai, Kapi`olani Community College
Sep 20, 2015
OER BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES

2. OER: Benefits for Students
Students
• can take more courses and finish faster
• will have materials on the first day
• benefit from “localization” or customized
materials
• get to keep their learning materials
• less debt
OER Evidence Report 2013-2014 by OERRH
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3. Benefits for Faculty
• A quality alternative to commercial textbooks
• Students have the materials on the first day
• More diverse content and Customizable
• Free and low cost
• Lower drop rates and Higher grades
• Convenience of use
• Increased collaboration
• “Owning” the content
OER Evidence Report 2013-2014 by OERRH
Faculty stories from Open Education 2014 Conference
Chae and Jenkins, 2014. A Qualitative Investigation of Faculty Open Educational Resource Usage in the
Washington Community and Technical College System: Models for Support and Implementation
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4. Challenges faculty face
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• Time to find or create
• Concern about quality
• Concern about departmental support
• Learning curve to incorporate OER into
curriculum
• Confusion about copyright and licensing
• Using technology
• Does this take more time than normal class
prep and, if it takes more, how can we or the
college afford it?