benefits and challenges of using oers - november 2013
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Benefits and Challenges Benefits and Challenges of Using OER’sof Using OER’sAmy RovnerAmy Rovner
Benefit #1Benefit #1
FREE to studentsFREE to students Lowers cost as barrier to educationLowers cost as barrier to education
Benefit #2Benefit #2
Time Saver for InstructorsTime Saver for Instructors Likely faster than creating from scratchLikely faster than creating from scratch
Benefit #3Benefit #3
Share your work with the worldShare your work with the world OER’s are available to the public, not just OER’s are available to the public, not just
students paying tuitionstudents paying tuition
Benefit #4Benefit #4
Ease of Reusing MaterialsEase of Reusing Materials CC licensing saves time – no need to track CC licensing saves time – no need to track
down copyright holder to seek permission down copyright holder to seek permission
Benefit #5Benefit #5
Helps meet goal of Universal DesignHelps meet goal of Universal Design Access to a rich selection of materials in your Access to a rich selection of materials in your
subject area; includes audio, video, still photos, subject area; includes audio, video, still photos, graphs, lecture notes, etc.graphs, lecture notes, etc.
Enables instructor to include a variety of Enables instructor to include a variety of resources in the classroom to help meet needs resources in the classroom to help meet needs of all learnersof all learners
Challenge #1Challenge #1
Difficult to assess the quality of materialsDifficult to assess the quality of materials Instructor must evaluate each OER for quality; Instructor must evaluate each OER for quality;
no general standards in placeno general standards in place
Challenge #2Challenge #2
Creative Commons licensing can be confusingCreative Commons licensing can be confusing At first glance the variety of CC licenses can be At first glance the variety of CC licenses can be
overwhelming without any trainingoverwhelming without any training
Challenge #3Challenge #3
No research on effectiveness of OER No research on effectiveness of OER materials compared to traditional, published materials compared to traditional, published onesones
Challenge #4Challenge #4
Difficult to sift through all the OER Difficult to sift through all the OER Very time consuming to look through all that’s Very time consuming to look through all that’s
availableavailable
Challenge #5Challenge #5
Perception of Loss of ControlPerception of Loss of Control Instructors are protective of their work product Instructors are protective of their work product
and may fear loss of control if they put their and may fear loss of control if they put their work out as an OERwork out as an OER
Loss of financial gain from publishing Loss of financial gain from publishing knowledge and experienceknowledge and experience
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