Open Educational Resources-SWOT analysis

Barry Hendrix, Instructor, Skagit Valley College

Strengths and Opportunities

▪ Cost savings: for the student, for the instructor, for the institution

▪ Opportunity to collaborate with peers▪ Gives published works a larger audience▪ Many resources can be combined to create a

robust course▪ Provides equal educational access regardless of

income

Weaknesses and Threats

▪ Quality of OER resources are often unvetted▪ Resources are often created with grant funding

and are unsustainable▪ Opening your resource through a Creative

Commons License is not revocable▪ Authors gain no income from their creative work▪ Resource subject areas are limited