Open Educational Resources - The Opportunities and the Challenges

In this session the presenter will provide an overview of Open Educational Resources (OERs), what they are, why faculty should use them, and the issues they face in adopting OERs. A look at how using OERs affect student finances, e.g., how this is an access issue, will also be presented, along with the Montgomery College response to these challenges. A brief outline of the process faculty may take to adopt OERs will be presented and finally, some comprehensive resources will be provided to participants.

Session Outcomes:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:
* Define Open Educational Resources (OERs);
* Explain why faculty should investigate and use OERs;
* List and describe some of the challenges facing those who are interested in adopting OERs’;
* Describe the financial impact using OERs has on students;
* List and describe some of the responses that Montgomery College has implemented with the use of OERs;
* List and describe the major steps in finding and using OERs.