Guides: Open Educational Resources: UniSA STEM

Repositories and text based resources

American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) Open Textbook Initiative
Approved by the AIM Editorial Board as suitable for use in traditional university courses
AMSER (Applied Math & Science Education Repository)
Built specifically for use by those in Community and Technical Colleges but free for anyone to use
e-LiS
Digital repository for Library and Information Science (LIS)
Earth and Environmental Sciences Books (DOAB)
Openly licensed earth and environmental sciences books
IntechOpen: Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Covers engineering, information science, physical sciences, maths and IT
MERLOT II Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Community Portal
Online learning materials in agriculture & environmental sciences
MERLOT II Computer Science Community Portal
Extensive range of computer science education resources
MERLOT II Engineering Community Portal
Topics ranging from aerospace engineering to petroleum engineering
MERLOT II Information Technology Community Portal
A collection of IT education resources
MERLOT II Mathematics Community Portal
Resources to supplement mathematics teaching and learning
MERLOT II Physics Community Portal
A collection of physics educational resources
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicines
Topics include science, engineering, and medicine. Most are OER
OpenStax - Math
A collection of openly licensed, peer reviewed math textbooks
OpenStax - Science
A collection of openly licensed, peer reviewed science textbooks
Technology and Engineering Books (DOAB)
Browse a range of technology and engineering books

Australian textbooks

JCU Open eBooks Catalogue
Contains a range of project management titles

Open courses, tutorials, multimedia and more

Interactive simulations

Boston University – Physics department HTML5 Simulations
Over 200 simulations mainly aimed at introductory physics
EDinformatics HTML5 Physics Simulations
A collation of simulations from various sources
PhET Interactive Simulations by University of Colorado Boulder
Free interactive math and science simulations
Engineering Technology – Simulations for Learning
A series of 3D simulations on engineering technology topics

Open courses, tutorials and more

Saylor Academy - Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics Courses
Free and open online courses at the college and professional levels
Vision Learning
Peer-reviewed modules, glossary of science terms, and custom courses across STEM disciplines
MIT Open Courseware
A web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content
Help Your Math
Provides free online math courses

Australian focus

StatsCasts
Narrated screen video recordings of explanations of statistical concepts. From Swinburne University of Technology
MathsCasts
Produced by the mathematics support centres at Swinburne (Australia), the University of Limerick (Ireland) and Loughborough University (UK) to support mathematics learning
Physclips
Multimedia introduction to areas of physics. From the UNSW