Oer pros and cons
Transcript of Oer pros and cons
The BENEFITS of OERLeveling
the Playing
FieldInstructors in communities
that are smaller, less
affluent, rural, or
experience some
disadvantage due to
conditions, have equal access to resources
Leveling the
Playing Field
Instructors in communities
that are smaller, less
affluent, rural, or
experience some
disadvantage due to
conditions, have equal access to resources
Cost Savings
Students save money by using free
or inexpensive
materials making
education more
accessible.
The BENEFITS of OER
Leveling the Playing
Field
Instructors in communities
that are smaller, less
affluent, rural, or experience
some disadvantage
due to conditions, have equal access to resources
Cost Savings
Students save money by using
free or inexpensive
materials making
education more accessible.
Consistent with the
Direction of Education
Education is becoming more
and more digitized - it is a
natural progression to
be able to access, present
and use materials
online. The freedom of OER makes it easier and therefore more inviting.
The BENEFITS of OER
Leveling the Playing
Field
Instructors in communities
that are smaller, less affluent,
rural, or experience some
disadvantage due to
conditions, have equal access to
resources
Cost Savings
Students save money by using
free or inexpensive
materials making education more
accessible.
Consistent with the
Direction of Education
Education is becoming more
and more digitized - it is a
natural progression to be able to access, present and use materials online. The freedom of OER makes it
easier and therefore more
inviting.
Mobility and Portability
Access and search can
happen anywhere there’s internet access
bringing education to
places where it once was not and creating a
global learning/teaching
community.
The BENEFITS of OER
Leveling the Playing Field
Instructors in communities
that are smaller, less affluent,
rural, or experience some
disadvantage due to
conditions, have equal access to
resources
Cost Savings
Students save money by using
free or inexpensive
materials making education more
accessible.
Consistent with the
Direction of Education
Education is becoming more
and more digitized - it is a
natural progression to be able to access, present and use materials online. The freedom of OER makes it
easier and therefore more
inviting.
Mobility and Portability
Access and search can
happen anywhere there’s internet access
bringing education to
places where it once was not and creating a
global learning/teaching
community.
Collaboration of
Knowledge
Sharing and open Creative
Commons licensing
encourages building upon work that is
already started encouraging
evolution in the materials. There
is boundless potential in this
type of collaboration.
The BENEFITS of OER
Buy InWill all see
the value in
sharing? It’s not
likely that all will
want to give up
intellectual
ownership.
The CHALLENGES of OER
Buy In
Will all see the value in
sharing? It’s not
likely that all will want to give up intellectual ownership.
Quality
As OER ages and material evolves, how will updates
and quality be
maintained?
The CHALLENGES of OER
Buy In
Will all see the value in sharing? It’s
not likely that all will
want to give up
intellectual ownership.
Quality
As OER ages and material
evolves, how will
updates and quality be
maintained?
Organization
OER is a mountain of
material that can be cumbersom
e to navigate
and discourage
use.
The CHALLENGES of OER
Buy In
Will all see the value in
sharing? It’s not likely that all will want to
give up intellectual ownership.
Quality
As OER ages and material evolves, how will updates
and quality be maintained?
Organization
OER is a mountain of material that
can be cumbersome to navigate
and discourage
use.
Time & Resources
to Contribute
Uploading content can
be an overwhelming task, costing institutions money and
time. Grants have been
available for getting
started, but will that
continue?
The CHALLENGES of OER
Buy In
Will all see the value in
sharing? It’s not likely that all will want to
give up intellectual ownership.
Quality
As OER ages and material evolves, how will updates
and quality be maintained?
Organization
OER is a mountain of material that
can be cumbersome to navigate
and discourage
use.
Time & Resources
to Contribute
Uploading content can
be an overwhelming task, costing institutions money and
time. Grants have been
available for getting
started, but will that
continue?
Sustainability
In addition to the
sustainability of quality and resources to
make contributions,
is it economically viable to give
away education?
The CHALLENGES of OER
ConclusionOER is a beautiful concept and ideally it will continue. However without addressing the challenges, it will be nearly impossible to sustain. Some things cannot be controlled, like the goal for total buy in – people have their own opinions and perspectives, which is human nature and a basic right – but some of the challenges to the project could be controlled with effort. Defining responsibilities and addressing the systematic challenges of organization, protocol, and maintenance will be the key to sustaining OER.
With the promise of benefits on a global scale, it is a worthy undertaking!