Morse OER Some Benefits and Challenges.pptx

Brief presentation of some of the benefits and challenges of using Open Educational Resources in your classes.

1. Open Educational Resources: Benefits and Challenges by Jason H. Morse, Ph.D.

2. Open Educational Resources Benefits Lowering cost for learners Ensuring fast accessibility for learners Allowing the use of materials developed and used by educators Experiencing a wide variety of materials Supporting and promoting individual teachers rather than multi-national corporations

3. Open Educational Resources Challenges Re/searching materials is time consuming for instructors Requiring a constant evaluation of a wide variety of quality in materials Evaluating information credibility of authors/materials Assessing currency and sustainability of the materials Assessing accessibility, cultural, language, and other barriers for learners

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