Open Educational Resources: Sciences

URL: https://libguides.cmich.edu/OER

Open Education Resources by Discipline

The purpose of these discipline-specific pages is to showcase content that might be of interest to faculty who are considering adopting open educational resources for use in their classes. This list of content is by no means exhaustive. The nature of open educational resources is very collaborative and we encourage any comments about the content featured on this page or recommendations of resources not listed here.

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MSU OER Textbooks

Michigan State University Libraries

CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe & Everything
Melanie M. Cooper and Michael W. Klymkowsky
Foundations of Neuroscience: Open Edition
Casey Henley
An Interactive Introduction to Organismal and Molecular Biology
Andrea Bierema
OCLUE: Organic Chemistry, Life, the Universe & Everything
Melanie M. Cooper and Michael W. Klymkowsky

Open Resources: Biology

BCcampus OpenEd - Biology
Open textbooks in the biological sciences.
DOAB - Biology, Life Sciences
Over 250 open biology books from the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB).
Khan Academy - Biology
Open course materials on biology topics ranging from kindergarten through college level.
LibreTexts - Biology
Open access texts on biology from UC Davis
MERLOT - Biology Materials
Open educational resources including courses, case studies, learning objects, and more.
MIT OpenCourseware - Biology
Open biology courseware from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
OER Commons - Life Sciences Resources
OER Commons is a public digital library of open educational resources, including full university courses, interactive mini-lessons and simulations, adaptations of existing open work, open textbooks, and K-12 lesson plans, worksheets, and activities.
Open Textbook Library - Natural Sciences (Biology)
Open access natural sciences and biology textbooks from the University of Minnesota.
Royal Society of Biology Open Education Resources
A collection of OERs from the Royal Society of Biology.
Teaching Commons - Life Sciences
Open educational resources in the life sciences, including textbooks, lectures, syllabi, and other course materials.

Open Resources: General Science

Khan Academy - Science and Engineering
Open course materials on science and engineering topics ranging from kindergarten through college level.
OpenStax - Science
Open textbooks on anatomy, physiology, astronomy, biology and microbiology, chemistry, and physics.
Teaching Commons - Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Open educational resources on the physical sciences and mathematics, including textbooks, lectures, syllabi, and other course materials.

Subject Librarian: Biology & Engineering

Rebecca Renirie

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Park Library 229

989.774.6080

Subjects: Biology, Computer Science, Engineering & Technology, Mathematics, Medicine, Statistics, Actuarial and Data Science

Subject Librarian: Chemistry, Science, Geology & Physics

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Park 231

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Subjects: Chemistry, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geology, Physics

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