OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES PROS & CONS

Jeanne M. SchmidtMetropolitan Community CollegeKansas City, MO

CONSQUALITY?SUSTAINABILITY?CONFUSION?LIMITED?APPROPRIATE?

QUALITY?NO SINGLE REVIEW METHOD NO GUARANTEE OF PEER REVIEW

SUSTAINABLE?MANY OER FUNDED THOUGH ONE TIME START UPS. WITHOUT CONTINUED FUNDING, MAINTENANCE EXPENSIVE

CONFUSION?LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF OEREDUCATIONAL PARADIGM SHIFTINTELLECTUAL PROPERY THREAT?

LIMITED?DO ALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE TECHNOLOGY TO USE OER?

APPROPRIATE?ARE OER AVAILABLE FOR MY STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC?

PROSFLEXIBLEAVAILABLEAFFORDABLEINNOVATIVESOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE

FLEXIBLE:ADAPT OER TO YOUR STUDENTS’ NEEDS

AVAILABLE:ACCESS TO QUALITY OER THROUGH THE INTERNET

AFFORDABLE:FREE! CURRICULUM, BOOKS, MODULES, MEDIA, GAMES

INNOVATIVE:NEW IDEAS AND CREATIVE ADAPTATIONS FREELY AVAILABLE

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE:

EDUCATION FOR ALL!

THANK YOU!Jeanne M. Schmidt, 2016

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