Obstacles for Faculty using Open Educational Resources and Solutions.

A research paper is presented which studies the attitudes of higher education faculty in Texas to using Open Educational Resources (OER) in their curriculum and the obstacles they face in using it. The study found that faculty are interested to integrate OER into their curriculum but have a limited knowledge of OER sources, face the unavailability of appropriate OER, and lack the time to identify and modify OER. It recommends that libraries work with faculty to provide and promote OER services.