Challenges and Benefits of Open Educational Resources by Trysteen Tran

1. Open Education
Resources: Benefits and
Challenges
By: Trysteen Tran
English and Reading Instructor
Green River Community College; Auburn, WA

2. Challenges to OER
• Quality Assurance
• How do you judge the quality, relevance, and credibility of
content shared online?
• Sustainability of OER resources on database
• From where will online databases receive its funding?
• Lack of Public Understanding
• How can more professionals become exposed to OERs?
• Non-revocable nature of Creative Commons license online
• Are there ways to prevent further distribution of your work once its
Creative Commons rights are revoked?
• Information overload
• Are there more simplified ways to sort through hundreds of online
database

3. Benefits
• Saves costs for students
• Grants access to quality choices
• Helps with preparation for courses
• Aids with retention of knowledge
• More clarity/certainty regarding reuse of materials
• Showcases research to a wide audience
• Provides an education for who are motivated
• Maximize and increase availability of instructional material
• Raises standards of educational resources for all
contributors

4. Final Thoughts
Open Educational Resources provide a progressive
shift toward a free and professional platform for
learners of the future. Sure, navigating through the
plethora of database can be deemed a somewhat
cumbersome task, but the possibility of information
gained is endless.