OER USE: OPPORTUNITIES AND

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The Opportunities for Using OERS

OER USE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Provides a Wide Variety of Teaching Materials Including Videos, Lectures, and Assignments

CC BY 4.0

• Students Can Save Money Using OER MaterialsThat’s good—cause you need to save some money to buy one

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• There Are Millions of Free Educational Resources Available to Teachers and Students

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• OER Licensed Materials Can Be Formatted For Ease of Accessibility (e.g., Alt Text)

OER USE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

• Users of OER Licensed Materials Can Use The Best License To Match Their Specific Needs (e.g., CC SA [Share Alike])

The Challenges of Using OERS

• Creative Common Licenses Cannot Be Revoked • Understanding The Technical Applications Of OER Accessibility

Use Can Be Overwhelming

OER USE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

• Locating High Quality Downloadable Textbooks Can Be Challenging

• A Number of Bogus Web Sites Claim to Curate Open License

Materials and Public Domain Materials

• Not All Colleges In The WSCTC System Have Universal Guidelines for OER Use, Distribution, and Student Use