Benefits of Open Education and OER- The benefits of open education include the following:
• Education open to anyone.
• Affordable, ideally free.
• Students can try the course before signing up.
• Flexible study times not bound by weekly timetables or semester calendars.
• Students work at their own pace.
• Available from anywhere and not restricted by access to school or college.
• Access to a vast amount of study materials.
• Intellectual capital is available for reuse.
Benefits for Instructors-
Cost-saving is a major point in favour of adopting open educational resources, and instructors can utilize OER effectively without replacing paid resources at all. The freedom to adapt OER to instructional needs is often the most attractive aspect of OERs. Since OERs are openly licensed, educators are free to edit, reorder, and remix OER materials. as-
• Use, Improve, and Share- adapt and revise resources that have already been created to fit your course syllabus.
• Create an updated second edition of an existing OER.
• Tailor resources to fit your specific course context (e.g., translation, local examples).
• Network and Collaborate with Peers- access educational resources that have been peer-reviewed by experts in your field.
• Create a new open educational resource with a team of your peers.
• Explore user reviews for a more in-depth understanding of the resources available.
• Enable all students to have equal access to your course materials.
• Provide students with the opportunity to explore course content before enrolling.