Open educational resources: benefits and costs

1. Open
Educational
Resources
Benefits and Costs
“Day #93 OER” by Martin Weller is
licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0.

2. Benefit: OERs level the playing field
Access to quality
online educational
materials can help to
create more equitable
opportunities for
education around the
globe.
“Soccer-City-Stadium-at-capacity” by 2010
World Cup - Shine 2010 is licensed under
CC-BY 2.0.

3. Cost: OERs require maintenance
Until open sharing of
resources becomes a natural
part of our culture, educators
will have to tend to the
seedlings in an environment of
reduced funding if they are to
grow to their full potential.
“Child Tending Broken Baby Seedling free
creative commons” by Pink Sherbet
Photography is licensed under CC-BY 2.0.