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Open Educational Resources (OER) Benefits and Challenges Becky Lindsay October, 2015
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Open Educational Resources (OER)
Benefits and ChallengesBecky Lindsay October, 2015
Benefits
• No cost to faculty or student• Variety of materials – written, video, audio, multi-media
presentations• Ability to tailor and combine materials from multiple
sources• Available to all who have internet access and the
technology• Materials can be updated and corrected easily • No heavy books!
Challenges of OER
• Could be time consuming for instructor to verify facts & licensing
• Not all-in-one like a text book• Technology and the internet not always available and
reliable • Materials selected/approved for use by Department or
Committee or individual instructor?• Not all students are technologically savvy