Open Educational Resources

The Benefits and Challenges

Benefits• OERs can help to make your classes more accessible, especially for

students in financial hardships.

"Wasting Money" by Tax Credits is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Benefits• More material available for students, allowing for explanations from

many different perspectives.

"Explaining" by Boris Baldinger is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Benefits• Possible collaboration with well-respected educators world-wide.

"Tinsel Luncheon 2013-006" by Junior League of Knoxville is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Benefits• Allows younger instructors to find a starting point to improve their

classes.

Help!" by Devin Young is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Benefits• Allows for students to take courses unofficially, encouraging life long

learning.

"Reading" by Marco Nürnberger is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Challenges• The time needed to search the databases can be daunting.

"time" by Sean MacEntee is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Challenges• The volume of material can sometimes hide high quality material.

"Books" by Pascal Maramis is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Challenges• Students who are less comfortable with technology may need more

instruction in accessing the material.

Computer History Museum" by Anton Chiang is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Challenges• Quality of material can be suspect, and thus time must be spent to

ensure accuracy.

"Bullseye" by sean hobson is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Challenges• Correct citation of material can be tricky.

"Theif" by Nina Paley is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0