Learning4Content/Workshops/Face-to-Face schedule/L4C11/Quality/Group 2

The following bullet points illlustrate points which support both open and closed authoring.

Advantages for Open Authoring

• Sharing of quality information in terms of updated information and technology
• Strengthens and enhances the partnership in dealing with issues affecting a certain phenomenan
• Improves the quality of the content of a certain material due to contributions from sources
• Unlimitted providers of information
• Huge pool of knowlege and skills to choose from freely given or contributed by others who are willing to share or contribute freely.
• Enables professionals to share knowlege and skills to amass of people.
• Easy access to contents with no time and geographical barriers.
• Network with other groups of people who have similar profession,interest and need.

Disadvantages

• Lack of ownership
• Quality is compromised
• High Risk of Plagiarism
• Not commercially viable
• Culturally biased
• Limited source of information
• Anybody can edit and make changes.
• vulnerable to vandalism
• Less control on quality