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Open Educational ResourcesBenefits & Challenges
Created By Kamilia Nemri
Winter 2014 Cohort 1: How to Use Open Educational Resources
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Benefits
• Low cost of education to students
Benefits continued………
• Availability of resources to educate societies and the world
Benefits continued…..
• Availability of Diverse Resources
Benefits continued….
• to All!
Social Equality and
Benefits continued….
• New Careers in the Technology Age. I believe that we need to hire an OER expert at each College or institution who decides to adopt OER
Challenges
• Time consuming to evaluate the materials before adopting it for the classroom
Challenges continued….
• As it saves money for students, faculty have to do more with less. Overworked and underpaid
Challenges continued…
• Difficult for non-traditional students to use. Students who still avoid using computers and those who don’t have internet connections.
Challenges continued…
• Lack of some resources for specific topics like social science majors
Challenges continued…
• Relying on those who are willing to share will limit the quality of resources.
Challenges continued…
• Sustainability or OER can be costly, how long can we access quality resources?