OER Index – Science, Social Science & Health
Open Educational Resources or OERs are freely accessible resources such as textbooks, lecture slides or videos. This benefits teachers and students alike as it means that the resources are accessible anywhere, to anyone, for free.
To access OERs by name use the A–Z listing below.
Academic Writing
Academic Writing Resources.
Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomy and Physiology (Open Stax).
Human Anatomy and Physiology Preparatory Course.
Interactive Anatomy.
Biology
An Interactive Introduction to Organismal and Molecular Biology.
Basic Cell and Molecular Biology: What We Know & How We Found Out – 3e.
Biology – 2e (OpenStax).
Concepts of Biology (OpenStax).
Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Environmental Biology.
Human Biology.
Neuroscience First Edition.
Principles of Biology.
Immunology
Immunology (Merlot).
Nursing
Field Trials of Health Interventions, 3rd edition.
Health Icons.
Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care.
Introduction to Communication in Nursing.
Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control Practices for the Interprofessional Learner.
Leadership and Influencing Change in Nursing.
Nursing (Merlot).
Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know.
Pharmacology
Principles of Pharmacology – Study Guide.
Physics
Boundless Physics (Lumen).
The resource contains a variety of open quizzes, lecture slides, tutorial videos and downloadable ePub files for use offline.
The Adventure of Physics – Vol. I: Fall, Flow, and Heat.
Physics (Merlot).
Physics 132:What is an Electron? What is Light?.
University Physics Volume 1.
University Physics Volume 2.
University Physics Volume 3.
Politics
Politics in 60 seconds: Social democracy (Video).
Social Democratic Parties and the Working Class: New Voting Patterns.
Psychology
Abnormal Psychology Course (OER Commons).
Introduction to Psychology.
Psychology as a Social Science.
Psychology (Merlot).
Psychology (Noba Project).
Noba is an OER project that provides open psychology textbooks for free online, or to purchase hard copies at a low cost.
Psychology (OpenStax).
Research Methods in Psychology – 4th American Edition.
The Social Nature of Emotions.
Together: The Science of Social Psychology.
Research Methods
A Quick Guide to Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences.
A research handbook for patient and public involvement researchers.
Asking about Gender and Sexual Orientation in your Questionnaire.
Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research.
Doing Critical and Creative Research in Adult Education.
Graduate Research Methods in Social Work.
Introduction to Political Science Research Methods.
Learning to Manage and Share Data.
Mantra Research Data Management Training.
Pioneering Ethics in a Longitudinal Study.
Principles of Sociological Inquiry – Qualitative and Quantitative Methods.
Qualitative Analysis and Documentary Method: In International Educational Research.
Qualitative Data Collection in an Era of Social Distancing.
Queer Methods and Methodologies Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research.
Research Ethics for Students in the Social Sciences.
Research Integration Using Dialogue Methods.
Research Methods in Developmental Psychology.
Research Methods for the Social Sciences: An Introduction.
Research Methods Handbook .
Research Methods Knowledge Base.
Research Methods in Social Psychology.
Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, Practices.
Studying Trans: Recommendations for Ethical Recruitment and Collaboration with Transgender Participants in Academic Research.
Systematic Reviews in Educational Research.
The Media and Communications Study Skills Student Guide.
The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics.
Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences: Case Studies from South Africa.
Using Twitter as a data source: An overview of ethical, legal and methodological challenge.
Visualisation: Visual Representations of Data and Information.
Social Science
Introduction to Case Notes for New Social Workers.
Issues Around Aligning Theory, Research and Practice in Social Work Education.
Open Textbooks for Social Work (Go to “Education” and then “Adopt an Open Textbook” to access).
Research Methods for the Social Sciences (Lumen).
Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.
Situating Children of Migrants across Borders and Origins.
Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices.
Social Science Research: Principles, Methods and Practices (Revised Edition).
Statistics for the Social Sciences (Lumen).
Sociology
Introduction to Sociology.
Introduction to Sociology (Course).
Sports Science
An International Perspective on Topics in Sports Medicine and Sports Injury.
Concepts of Fitness and Wellness.
Chemistry of Sports.
Exercise Science (Merlot).
Improving Aerobic Fitness.
Introduction to Sports Medicine/Athletic Training.
Learning from Sport Burnout and Overtraining.
Recovery Strategies in Sport and Exercise.
Sports Science and Human Health.
Sports Science CTE Online Course.
The Science Behind Wheeled Sports.
The Use of Technology in Sport.
Toxicology
Principles of Toxicology.
Toxicology (Merlot).
Transfusion
Transfusion Evidence Library.
The Transfusion Evidence Library is an information resource that provides access to evidence-based publications (Systematic Reviews, Randomised Controlled Trial and Health Economic Evaluations) on all aspects of transfusion medicine, and expert Clinical Commentaries on selected studies.
Veterinary Medicine
A Guide to the Principles of Animal Nutrition.
Anatomy and Physiology of Animals (Open Textbooks).
Large Animal Surgery – Supplemental Notes.
Veterinary Epidemiology: Principles and Methods.
Veterinary Histology.
Veterinary Medicine (Intech Open).
This resources provides links to open textbooks on the topic of veterinary medicine.
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