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