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Faculty Perceptions of Open Educational Resources In Cyber Curriculums

The cyber landscape is growing and evolving quickly. Public and private industries need qualified applicants to protect and defend information systems that drive the digital economy. Currently, there are not enough candidates in the pipeline to fill this need in the workforce. The digital economy is still growing, thus presenting an even greater need for skilled workers in the future. The lack of a robust cybersecurity workforce presents many challenges to safeguarding U.S. national security and citizens worldwide. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation defines Open Educational Resources (OER) as teaching, learning, and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation, and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions. OERs weaken barriers to learning by reducing costs, increasing access, and allowing the adaptability of educational materials to meet an instructor’s needs in their field. This study aims to study cyber faculty members from higher educational institutions in the United States to determine their perceptions of using OER for cyberlearning. The researcher adopted and adapted a survey instrument from the Babson Survey Research Group for statistical analysis. Individuals from cyber professional organizations, an academic conference, and professional development opportunities completed the survey to help build the sample for data analysis. The research questions in the study aim to look for statistically significant differences in perceptions of cyber faculty by looking at their years of experience and the number of specialty roles faculty fill in their cyber endeavors. Further understanding the perceptions of OER by cyber faculty will help understand the roles these educational tools play in tackling the challenges in the cyber landscape.

Alan Stines
Middle Georgia State University
United States

 



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