University Benefits

• RETENTION
• Increase in student engagement
• More flexibility with course design - academic freedom - enriching learning environment
• Shows prospective students that the University is dedicated to continually improving the educational experience for students and also save them money
• The efficacy of OER has been proven to bolster student successthrough several studies 

Faculty Benefits

• Every student has immediate and forever access from day one
• Customizable content to your course needs
• No permission needed to edit or adapt
• Ownership of the content you create is forever
• No need to move to a new edition unless you choose to
• Many OER are peer-reviewed

Student Benefits

• Freedom to access the content from anywhere, anytime
• Multiple formats for different devices
• Instant, unlimited access
• Permanent access - they own the content forever (ideal for multi-semester courses, lifelong learning, references for advanced courses)
• Can be sold through the bookstore

License Information: Adapted from: "Getting Started with OER" by Jillian Maynard, University of Hartford, which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.