oer benefits and challenges
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OERBenefits
&Challenges
By: C. Blaise MitsutamaApril 1, 2017CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
OER Benefits1. Reduces the cost of course content for students, possibly
resulting in higher completion and retention rates
2. Reduces the risk of copyright infringement to faculty and institutions
3. Encourages cross-pollination in course design and content
4. Students as well as instructors can modify course material, and this can become a course activity
5. Gives instructors flexibility in combining course elements
OER Challenges1. Finding content in a specific discipline at the appropriate
level of difficulty2. Converting OER content to the formats you use or your
institution’s Learning Management System (LMS)3. Time required to search for, review, and modify course
content4. Developing a manageable plan to update content5. Institutional and student acceptance of customized material
not published by a traditional publisher
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