Examples of OER Benefits & Challenges by Lindsay Gyles
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Examples ofBenefits & Challenges
of using Open Educational
Resources
Lindsay Gyles
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Benefit of OER =Saves costs for students
Dollars in Piggy Bank by OTA Photos is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Benefit of OER =Grants access to more quality choices
MIT+150: FAST by Chris Devers is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Benefit of OER =Helps preparation for course
Networked Teacher Diagram–Update by Alec Couros is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Benefit of OER =retention of knowledge after course
Knowledge will make you free by tellatic is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Benefit of OER =More certainty regarding reuse of materials
Clarity by Joel G Goodman is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
Benefit of OER =Showcases research to widest possible audience
Earth from Space by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Benefit of OER = Allows for peer review
Peer review by AJ Cann is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Benefit of OER = Raises the standard of educational resources
SLO Town Track Classic, Cuesta College,2-17-2012 by hharryus is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
Challenges of OER = Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance Lab by Benjamin Ragheb is licensed by CC BY-SA 2.0
Challenges of OER = Sustainability
Sustainability graphic on Performance.gov by photologue_np is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Challenges of OER = Lack of public understanding
Confusion hill by vhines200 is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
Challenges of OER = Non-revocable nature of Creative Commons licenses
1383090_546404905446125_1001964077_n by Teynitup is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Challenges of OER = Trying to get instructors to move away
from the textbook mentality
Flat World Knowledge: Open College Textbooks by opensource.com is licensed by CC BY-SA