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Open Educational Resources (OER) Guide for Faculty
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Open Educational Resources (OER) Guide for Faculty
A how-to guide on finding and adopting open educational resources (OER) for Northwestern University courses.
Why use OER?
OER by Major
Applied Mathematics
Arabic
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Chinese
Classics
Cognitive Science
Computer Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Economics
Engineering
French
Geography
German
Human Development and Psychological Services
Japanese
Korean
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OER for the School of Professional Studies
E-textbooks through the Library
Openly Licensed Images, Music, and Media
Open Homework Platforms
MyOpenMath
WeBWork
Applied Mathematics
Algebra and Trigonometry (2016)
Basic Analysis: Introduction to Real Analysis (2016)
Book of Proof (2013)
Calculus (Vol. 1, 2016)
Calculus (Vol. 2, 2016)
Calculus (Vol. 3, 2016)
College Algebra (2016)
A Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra (2009)
Linear Algebra Done Right (2015)
Arabic
FROM MSA to CA: A Beginner's Guide to Transitioning to Colloquial Arabic
Biological Sciences
Anatomy and Physiology (2013)
Biology (2013)
Biology (2016)
Concepts of Biology (2013)
Chemistry
Organic Chemistry I (2021)
Chemistry 2e (2019)
The Basics of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (2011)
Chinese
Chinese Rhetoric and Writing: An Introduction for Language Teachers
Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin
Chinese (Mandarin)
Classics
Latin (WikiBooks)
Greek and Latin Roots: Part I - Latin
Greek and Latin Roots: Part II - Greek
Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3.511-733. Latin Text with Commentary
Cornelius Nepos, 'Life of Hannibal': Latin Text, Notes, Maps, Illustrations and Vocabulary
Elementary New Testament Greek
Cognitive Science
Mind, Body, World: Foundations of Cognitive Science (2013)
Computer Science
Free Programming Books
A GitHub repository of thousands of books on programming and computer science. Available in multiple languages.
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Sustainability (2015)
Economics
Principles of Economics (2016)
Principles of Macroeconomics (2016)
Principles of Microeconomics (2016)
Engineering
Open Textbooks for Engineering
From the American Society of Engineering Education. A listing of open textbooks within engineering, organized by discipline.
French
Liberte: A First-year French Textbook (2003)
Français interactif
Le Littéraire dans le quotidien
Metropolitan French: Familiarization and Short-Term Training
Geography
Essentials of Geographic Information Systems (2011)
German
A Foundation Course in Reading German
Deutsch im Blick
Human Development and Psychological Services
Comprehensive Individualized Curriculum and Instructional Design: Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Developmental Disabilities/Autism Spectrum Disorders (2015)
Educational Psychology (2011)
Japanese
Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 1
Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 2
Preadvanced Japanese
Korean
Korean Through Folktales
Persian
Tajik Persian: Readings in History, Culture and Society
Physics and Astronomy
Teach Astronomy
University Physics (Vol. 1, 2016)
University Physics (Vol. 2, 2016)
University Physics (Vol. 3, 2016)
Political Science
American Government (2016)
Portuguese
Conversa Brasileira
Português para principiantes
Psychology
Introduction to Psychology (2015)
Principles of Social Psychology (2015)
Research Methods in Psychology (2016)
Psychology (2014)
Social Sciences
Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices (2012)
Sociology
Introduction to Sociology (2015)
Social Problems: Continuity and Change (2016)
Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World (2016)
Principles of Sociological Inquiry – Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
Spanish
Spanish (WikiBooks)
This online textbook has not been reviewed by the Open Textbook Network.
Spanish by Choice (WikiBooks)
This online textbook has not been reviewed by the Open Textbook Network.
Leyendas y arquetipos del Romanticismo español, Segunda edición
Antología Abierta De Literatura Hispana
Statistics
Collaborative Statistics (2012)
Introductory Statistics (2013)
OpenIntro Statistics (2015)
Classroom Exercises (ICPSR)
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