This document summarizes the benefits and challenges of open educational resources (OER). It outlines benefits such as OER being free or low-cost, providing global 24/7 access, enabling education for all by using materials from many institutions. Challenges include needing internet access and software, accessibility issues, the time needed to find, create and adapt materials, lack of sustainable funding, and potential confusion over crediting, licensing and evaluation standards.

1. OER 2 by Open.Michigan is
licensed under CC BY.
BENEFITS
AND
CHALLENGES
TAMARA OTTUM
JUNE 2014

2. Sakura and A Traffic Light by Yoshikazu TAKADA is licensed under CC BY.

3. pportunity  Free (or low cost)
 24/7 global access

4. pportunity
galitarianism
 Free (or low cost)
 24/7 global access
 Provide education for all
 Materials from many institutions

5. pportunity
galitarianism
edistribution
 Free (or low cost)
 24/7 global access
 Provide education for all
 Materials from many institutions
 Available to wide audience
 Easy to use and credit

6. Sakura and A Traffic Light by Yoshikazu TAKADA is licensed under CC BY.

7. bstacles  Internet access and software needs
 Accessibility issues

8. bstacles
fficiency
 Internet access and software needs
 Accessibility issues
 Time needed to find, create, adapt
 Lack of sustainable funding

9. bstacles
fficiency
eservations
 Internet access and software needs
 Accessibility issues
 Time needed to find, create, adapt
 Lack of sustainable funding
 Confusion over crediting & licensing
 Varying evaluation standards

10. WHAT ARE
YOUR
THOUGHTS?
A metro card for your
thoughts by Susan Sermoneta is
licensed under CC BY.