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Open Education Resources:
Some Pros and ConsKim McHenry
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What are Open Education Resources (OER)?
• Open Education Resources (OER) are “high-quality teaching, learning, and research materials that are free for people everywhere to use and repurpose.”
Source: http://www.hewlett.org/strategy/open-educational-resources/#overview
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Why OER is Useful• Saves Students Money• Increasing Accessibility for Those with Learning Disabilities and Other
Challenges• Allows for Peer-Review of Materials• Ease of Use of Materials • Information is Shared with a Large AudienceSource: The content of this training is from How to Use Open Educational Resources training by SBCTC, CC BY 4.0
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Some Challenges to Using OER• We must not assume that all OER sources are of high quality.• Once we post our work, what is already in use cannot be revoked. • Not all OER materials are accessible (for those with learning disabilities and other
challenges).• There are some who feel that OER sources provide a potential threat to their
economic/academic interests.• There are some funding issues with OER, which may potentially impact future
accessibility.
• Source: The content of this training is from How to Use Open Educational Resources training by SBCTC, CC BY 4.0
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Conclusion
• Each potential user of OER will need to determine if the benefits will outweigh the challenges for them personally.