
Benefits and Barriers of Open Educational Resources
Discover the value of Open Educational Resources (OER) and the advantages they bring to education, such as cost savings, customization options, and inclusivity. Explore the obstacles to adopting OER, including resource availability, quality perceptions, and institutional culture. Learn how organizations like ASCCC work to promote OER and reduce educational costs for students.
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Open Educational Resources Open Educational Resources This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
What are What are Open Open Educational Educational Resources? Resources?
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Why Use OER? Textbooks are expensive Zero Textbook Cost Courses Gives faculty freedom to edit, delete, combine, or add content Provide an engaging learning experience for students. Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC
Barriers to Adopting OER Barriers to Adopting OER Availability of resources Perception of quality Publishers provide ancillary resources Institutional culture
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA ASCCC facilitates & coordinates the curation and development of OER texts, ancillaries, and support systems Reduce the cost of educational resources for students
US History C-ID 130, 140 World Civilizations C-ID 150, 160 Western Civilizations C-ID 170, 180
African, Asian, and Indigenous Peoples Histories Collaborators to Create OER for World Civ Courses Animation and video editing Anu Mande amande@fullcoll.edu