Disciplinary OER / ZTC

This site will serve as a directory for MiraCosta departments/subject areas which are collaborating on OER work and sharing their results, as well as a starting point for finding high-quality OER resources for the most common courses.

MiraCosta Departmental OER Resources

Math
Oceanography / Earth Science / Geology
Sociology - SOC has a Canvas OER repository - if you are a SOC instructor and don't know how to access it, please contact the department chair.

Recommended OER Texts and Resources for Consideration by Discipline

Note 1: If your discipline or course is not listed below, you may wish to review more general starting points in your search for open content. OASIS is an especially useful tool for discovering OERs by subject area.
Note 2: CCC OEI Canvas course shells from Canvas Commons may be directly imported into a MiraCosta Canvas class when accessed after logging into MiraCosta Canvas.

Anthropology

Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology is an open access text from SACC.
Open Anthropology textbooks and databases is a curated resource from Houston CC.

Art

Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Astronomy

OpenStax Astronomy
- CCC OEI Canvas Astronomy course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader of the Astronomy text

Business

OpenStax Business Statistics
- CCC OEI Canvas Business Statistics course shell for this text
Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Biology

OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology
- CCC OEI Canvas A&P course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader of the A&P text
OpenStax Concepts of Biology
- CCC OEI Canvas Concepts of Biology course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader of the Concepts of Biology text
OpenStax Biology
- CCC OEI Canvas Biology course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader of the Biology text
OpenStax Microbiology
- CCC OEI Canvas Microbiology course shell for this text
Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Chemistry

OpenStax Chemistry
- CCC OEI Canvas Chemistry course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader of the Chemistry text
OpenStax Chemistry (Atoms First)
- CCC OEI Canvas Atoms First course shell for this text
Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Child Development

Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Communication

Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Computer Science

Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Economics

Earth Sciences

See locally created resources for Earth Science, Geology, and Oceanography
Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

English & Literature

Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Film

Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Geography

Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

History

OpenStax US History
- CCC OEI Canvas US History Pt 1 course shell for Part 1 of the text
- CCC OEI Canvas US History Pt 2 course shell for Part 2 of this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader US History text
Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

International Languages

Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Math

OpenStax Prealgebra
- CCC OEI Canvas Prealgebra course shell for this text
OpenStax Elementary Algebra
- CCC OEI Canvas Elementary Algebra course shell for this text
OpenStax Intermediate Algebra
- CCC OEI Canvas Intermedia Algebra course shell for this text
OpenStax Precalculus
- CCC OEI Canvas Precalculus course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader Precalculus text
OpenStax Algebra & Trigonometry
- CCC OEI Canvas Algebra & Trig course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader Algebra & Trig text
OpenStax College Algebra
- CCC OEI Canvas College Algebra course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader College Algebra text
OpenStax Calculus 1
- CCC OEI Canvas Calculus 1 course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader Calculus 1 text
OpenStax Calculus 2
- CCC OEI Canvas Calculus 2 course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader Calculus 2 text
OpenStax Calculus 3
- CCC OEI Canvas Calculus 3 course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader Calculus 3 text
OpenStax Statistics
- CCC OEI Canvas Statistics course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader Statistics text
Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Music

Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Philosophy

Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Physics

OpenStax College Physics
- CCC OEI Canvas College Physics course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader College Physics text
OpenStax University Physics 1
- CCC OEI Canvas University Physics 1 course shell for this text
OpenStax University Physics 2
- CCC OEI Canvas University Physics 2 course shell for this text
OpenStax University Physics 3
- CCC OEI Canvas University Physics 3 course shell for this text
Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Political Science

OpenStax American Government
- CCC OEI Canvas American Government course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader American Government text
Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Psychology

OpenStax Psychology
- CCC OEI Canvas Psychology course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader Psychology text
Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Sociology

OpenStax Sociology 2e
- CCC OEI Canvas Sociology 2e course shell for this text
- Free RedShelf e-reader Sociology 2e text
Go to the California Open Online Library and select the appropriate discipline from the first drop-down menu, and then the course of interest from the second drop-down menu

Please let Jim Julius know of additional MiraCosta departmental OER resources.