There are several freely available open educational resources related to Economics. Browse the list below to learn more!
Textbooks & Teaching Materials
CoreEcon (Opens in New Tab)Open Access introductory text for undergraduates. Registration is required but is easy to do. Text is available as printable PDFs or as an Inkling app for the IPad.
edX: Economics (Opens in New Tab)Learn the key macroeconomic and microeconomics indicators and how they drive economic policy and financial decision-making. Explore topics in risk management, pricing models, globalization and more with courses from Caltech, MIT, TsinghuaX and other top institutions worldwide.
Future Learn: Economics (Opens in New Tab)Future Learn provides courses on economics such as The Politics of Economics and the Economics of Politician, Economics of Crime, Exploring Economics: Will the Next Generation be Worse Off?.
Khan Academy: Economics (Opens in New Tab)Videos and lessons that define Economics and introduce some of the fundamental tools and perspectives economists use to understand the world around us.
Boundless Economics (Opens in New Tab)Boundless Economics provides a textbook on Economics that covers various chapters such as Economic Growth, Challenges to Efficient Outcomes, and Unemployment.
MERLOT Materials: Economics (Opens in New Tab)MERLOT is a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community.
MIT: Principles of Microeconomics (Opens in New Tab)Principles of Microeconomics is an introductory undergraduate course that teaches the fundamentals of microeconomics. This course introduces microeconomic concepts and analysis, supply and demand analysis, theories of the firm and individual behavior, competition and monopoly, and welfare economics. Students will also be introduced to the use of microeconomic applications to address problems in current economic policy throughout the semester.
MIT OpenCourseWare: Economics (Opens in New Tab)MIT's Economics department offers an extensive series of online courses. Courses generally include lecture videos, assignments, exams, and more.
OpenStax: Economics (Opens in New Tab)Open Stax provides a collection of textbooks on Principles of Economics, Principles of Microeconomics, and Principles of Macroeconomics.
Open Yale: Economic Studies (Opens in New Tab)The Department of Economics at Yale offers a wide spectrum of courses for both specialists and non-specialists alike. For undergraduate majors, a core of courses in macro- and microeconomics, mathematics, and econometrics is required. Advanced courses offer training in economic history, finance, theory, international and developmental economics, market organization, human resources, and the public sector.
