Open

Education

Resources

Carrie Johnson

Centralia College

The Benefits & Challenges

What are

Open Education Resources

Educational materials that have been …

released under an open license that

permits free use and repurpose by others.

resides in the public domain.

(definition by Hewlett Foundation)

Benefit

Cut down on the cost of education by

providing resources that otherwise

students would need to purchase.

Benefit

Share the good stuff. As instructors we

can get in a rut of presenting material in

our own way. Sometimes another way of

presenting this may be just what we need!

Benefit

Help identify what we can use and not

use in our courses.

Benefit

Assist in putting together a course.

Benefit

Share current best practices.

Challenge

There could be issues with the quality of

certain resources.

The

French

Fry Diet

Challenge

It may not be sustainable without

continued funding.

Challenge

Some individuals feel threatened by lack

of public understanding.

Challenge

Creative Common licenses are non

revocable.

I changed

my mind.

Too bad, so

sad!

Challenge

Lack of understanding of how and what

can be used.