GREG’S TOP 5 LIST

Benefits & Challenges of OER by Greg Carter

Licensed under CC BY

BENEFITS OF OER

Top Five:

#5 Don’t always have to reinvent the

wheel

Wheels by Pauline Mak is licensed under CC BY

#4. Depending on licensing OER can be

modified/molded to meet the need of the Instructor

Pot 001 by Beverly Adams, is licensed under CC BY NC SA

#3. Financial benefit of sharing text books and other

resources

Money and Savings by 401kcalculator.org is licensed under CC BY SA

#2. Saves Time

Saving Time by Mary Beth Griffo Rigby is licensed under BY NC SA

#1. Sharing Knowledge and Expertise leads to ↑student

success

Success by Thinboyfatter is licensed under CC BY

CHALLENGES OF OER

Top Five

#5. Time consuming initially due to the navigation

process

Old Navigation marker by Neil Howard is licensed under CC BY NC

#4. Finding OER can be difficult

Search Technology Redux by J Brew is licensed under CC BY SA

#3. Lack of Quality Standards

Think Quality by Thirty footscrew is licensed under CC BY NC SA

#2. Lack of Awareness of Copyright/License issues

Using the Strength of Copyright to Share by Giulia Forsythe is licensed under

CC BY

#1. Not All Subject Matter is

Represented

Emergency Re-enactment by Thompson Rivers University is licensed under CC BY

NC SA

Thank You!