OER for Economics: Overview

Courses, lessons, textbooks, simulations, and more

MIT Open Courseware has undergraduate and graduate courses in economics. Course formats vary, but some include, lecture videos, activities, assignments, discussions, and online resources for further study.

Free online lectures, courses, and journals.

A collection of open textbooks from British Columbia, this site provides access to a variety of economics titles.

Economics, Macro-Economics, and Micro-Economics textbooks, including : “Principles of Economics 2e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory economics courses. The text includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts.”

Open Textbook Library provides a growing catalog of free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks. A growing network of higher education institutions and systems are supporting the library and the adoption of open textbooks. Text books for economics.

TED Talks by experts.

Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.
Hidden Brain links research from psychology and neurobiology with findings from economics, anthropology, and sociology, among other fields.

Reporting done in creative, entertaining ways to make sense of the big, complicated forces that move our economy