Open Educational Resources (OERs)

1. OER--BC 1
Open Educational Resources
(OERs)
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under the
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

2. OER--BC 2
Social Issues of OERs

Develop and promote knowledge and
teaching materials

Provide networking around the world
− Teach people technical skills and how to
access information

Require willingness of participants
− To share and use information

Assure quality of material

3. OER--BC 3
Technical Issues of OERs

Require computer
access and reliability

Advise, train and
support
− Users: faculty,
staff & students
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taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the
public domain.

4. OER--BC 4
Economic Issues of OERs

Free of charge
− Savings to students
− Development costs

Sustainability
− Maintenance costs
− Raising funds
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5. OER--BC 5
Legal Issues of OERs

Copyright
− Openly licensed
documents and
media
− Education and
awareness
This image is a work of a
U.S. Army soldier
or employee, taken
or made as part of
that person's
official duties. As a
work of the U.S.
federal
government, the
image is in the
public domain.

6. OER--BC 6
References

Hodgkison-Williams, C (2010) Benefits and challenges of OER for higher education institutions. This work is
licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 South Africa License.

Washington State Board For Community and Technical Colleges Why OER Matters. This work is licensed
under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Wikimedia Commons wikimedia.org

7. OER--BC 6
References

Hodgkison-Williams, C (2010) Benefits and challenges of OER for higher education institutions. This work is
licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 South Africa License.

Washington State Board For Community and Technical Colleges Why OER Matters. This work is licensed
under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Wikimedia Commons wikimedia.org