LibGuides: Business: Open Educational Resources

Business Textbooks

OpenStax - Introduction to Business Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change.
OpenStax - Introduction to Intellectual Property Introduction to Intellectual Property provides a clear, effective introduction to patents, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. The text may be used by students and instructors in formal courses, as well as those applying intellectual property considerations to entrepreneurship, marketing, law, computer science, engineering, design, or other fields.
OpenStax - Introductory Business Statistics Introductory Business Statistics is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the one-semester statistics course for business, economics, and related majors. Core statistical concepts and skills have been augmented with practical business examples, scenarios, and exercises.
OpenStax - Business Ethics Business Ethics is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester business ethics course. This title includes innovative features designed to enhance student learning, including case studies, application scenarios, and links to video interviews with executives, all of which help instill in students a sense of ethical awareness and responsibility.
Business Communication for Success Business Communication for Success (BCS) provides a comprehensive, integrated approach to the study and application of written and oral business communication to serve both student and professor. For questions about this textbook please contact textbookuse@umn.edu
OpenStax - Business Law I Essentials The textbook follows a traditional approach to the study of business law. Each chapter contains learning objectives, explanatory narrative and concepts, references for further reading, and end-of-chapter questions.
Business Law and the Legal Environment This textbook provides context and essential concepts across the entire range of legal issues with which managers and business executives must grapple. The text provides the vocabulary and legal acumen necessary for businesspeople to talk in an educated way to their customers, employees, suppliers, government officials—and to their own lawyers.
Advanced Business Law and the Legal Environment Advanced Business Law and the Legal Environment provides students with context and essential legal concepts relating to the Uniform Commercial Code and various aspects of property law. The text provides the vocabulary and legal savvy necessary for business people to talk in an educated way to their customers, employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders — and to their own lawyers.
Open Textbook Library - Business Search A list of business textbooks from the Open Textbook Library, a comprehensive referatory that points to open textbooks by a variety of authors and publishers.
Pressbooks Directory - Business Search A list of business textbooks from The Pressbooks Directory, a repository of online resources created using the Pressbooks Authoring and Editing software.
LibreTexts - Business Search A list of business textbooks on LibreCommons. LibreCommons hosts curated Open Educational Resources from all 14 LibreTexts libraries in one convenient location.

Business Resources

OER Commons - Business Search Business resources from OER Commons, a public digital library of open educational resources.
OERTX - Business Search Business resources from OERTX, a digital repository of open educational resources (OER) for Texas students and educational institutions.
Coursera Business Courses Free business courses listed on Coursera. Coursera works with universities and other organizations to offer online courses, certifications, and degrees in a variety of subjects.
EdX Courses - Business Set of open access business courses on a site created by MIT.
OpenLearn Courses - Business Produced by The Open University, a world leader in open and distance learning, all OpenLearn courses are free to study. We offer nearly 1000 free courses across 8 different subject areas. Our courses are available to start right away.

Business Media

TEDEd - Business Created by Technology, Entertainment and Design or TED this curated selection of videos covers a large number of subjects in business.
CrashCourse - Business CrashCourse is an educational YouTube channel started by John and Hank Green in 2012. This curated YouTube playlist covers a number of topics related to business.