Adopting Open Textbooks: Open Educational Resources

2018 updated 2022 by Mary Ann Clark, Texas Wesleyan University, Matthew Douglas, Grand Rapids Community College, Jung Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Covers the requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. Provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Includes features that engage students in scientific inquiry, highlight careers in the biological sciences, and offer everyday applications. Includes various types of practice and homework questions that help students understand key concepts.

2017 by Walter Shriner,Catherine Creech, Lisa Bartee, Mount Hood Community College.
Introduces biology for students planning to major in biology and other science disciplines. Laboratories and classroom activities introduce techniques used to study biological processes and provide opportunities for students to develop their ability to conduct research.

Updated 2022 by Senior Editors Samantha Fowler, Clayton State University, Rebecca Roush, Sandhills Community College,James Wise, Hampton University.
Introductory biology course for nonmajors, covering standard scope and sequence requirements. Conveys the major themes of biology, with content that is meaningful and easy to understand. The book is designed to demonstrate biology concepts and to promote scientific literacy.

2018 by Lisa Bartee, Christine Anderson, Mt Hood Community College.
Intended for one term of the introductory biology course for non-science majors taught at many two- and four-year colleges. The concepts of genetics, as they apply to the study of life, are introduced, including the principles of inheritance, genetics, and gene regulation.

2018 by Lisa Bartee, Christine Anderson, Mt Hood Community College.
Intended for one term of the introductory biology course for non-science majors taught at many two- and four-year colleges. The concepts of cellular biology, as they apply to the study of life, are introduced, including parts of a cell, metabolism, and homeostasis.

2019 by Jacqueline Belwood, Brandy Rogers, Jason Christian, Georgia Highlands College.
Lab exercises.

2020 by Marc Knauss, Georgia Highland College.
Topics include evolution, bacteria, protists, plants, fungi, sponges and jellyfish, flatworms and nematodes, mollusks and annelids, arthropods and echinoderms, chordates and mammals, and mammalian anatomy. The lab manual is separated by chapters, as are the PowerPoint slides and lab quizzes.