Finding OER remains challenging, but solutions abound | Inside Higher Ed

"Awareness of open educational resources is slowly increasing, per a new report last month from the Babson Survey Research Group. For many faculty members, though, finding OER remains a daunting assignment. Perhaps the problem lies partly in perception. Some OER experts interviewed for this article believe finding materials is no longer the herculean task it would have been five years ago. Making faculty members aware that the landscape has changed, however, is more difficult. ... Now faculty members interested in pursuing OER are pulled down myriad paths, many of which aren’t particularly well lit. OER advocates see improving faculty awareness as one of the central challenges in expanding adoption of nontraditional course resources. Here’s what they’re up against -- and how institutions can tackle it...."