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This guide can help you find Biology materials from various OER providers.
Please visit the Open Educational Resources Subject Guide to learn more about the following:
These materials are open educational resources (OER) that are free to use without first seeking permission from the author. However, how they may be used is determined by their licensing .
"Biology 2e is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. " -OpenStax
Authors Mary Ann Clark, Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi
Licensing CC BY 4.0
"Concepts of Biology is designed for the typical introductory biology course for non-majors, covering standard scope and sequence requirements." -OpenStax
Authors Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Licensing CC BY 4.0
"Microbiology covers the scope and sequence requirements for a single-semester microbiology course for non-majors. The book presents the core concepts of microbiology with a focus on applications for careers in allied health. " -OpenStax
Authors Nina Parker, Mark Schneegurt, Anh-Hue Thi Tu, Philip Lister, Brian M. Forster
Licensing CC BY 4.0
This is for an introductory cell and molecular biology course for biology majors with chemistry and biology prerequisites. Linked to copy at Saylor Academy
Written by Gerald Bergtrom, Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin, 2015
Licensing CC BY 4.0 .
"Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors." - OpenStax
Authors J. Gordon Betts, Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Eddie Johnson, Brandon Poe, Dean H. Kruse, Oksana Korol, Jody E. Johnson, Mark Womble, Peter DeSaix
Licensing CC BY 4.0
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.