OER - Good and Bad

1. Good and
Bad Sides
E. Holster

2. 1. Ability to change and adapt my course
curriculum quarter by quarter means so
much. With a printed textbook this could
not happen as easily!
2. Creativity of many authors works over a few
published authors sources to chose from
provides the best curriculum for my
students.

3.  3. Allow faculty tools to gain control over
learning content and delivery.
 4. Benefit of lifelong learning and growing for
all.
 5. Content/information can be disseminated
world wide at a very low or no cost.

4.  If access were quicker and easier to locate OER
more instructors would use it. Still
cumbersome to use!
 Quality and reliability can be questionable.
 Faculty Acceptance of OER. Needs more
education and training work.

5.  Dynamic birth in 2002 but still in infancy
today. Has it lost its “new” edge?
Not all OER’s meet ADA requirements