Discipline specific OER for academics

Information Technology

This page is designed to support academics with teaching by providing a wealth of OER specifically for Information Technology.

Explore our curated collection that highlights Australian OER, and resource on the following topics:

• Computer Science
• Data and Technology
• Game Theory and Gamification
• Web Development

NOTE: While there is currently limited Australian-specific OER on these subjects, we encourage you to explore international OER and consider adapting these materials to better suit local contexts and curriculum needs.

Computer science

• Introduction to Computer Science by Dr. Jean-Claude Franchitti et al. (2024) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Foundations of Information Systems (Multiple academic contributors) Openstax (2025) licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Data and Technology

• IoT Use Cases and Technologies by F. John Dian and Reza Vahidnia (2020), British Columbia Institute of Technology, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• Controlling AI in Instruction by Steve Covello (2025) is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Game Theory and Gamification

• Introduction to Game Theory: a Discovery Approach by Jennifer Firkins Nordstrom (2017), is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
• Gamification Critical Approaches by Jarosław Kopeć and Krzysztof Pacewicz (2014), University of Warsaw, is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 

Web Development

• The Missing Link by Michael Mendez (2014), Open SUNY Textbooks, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• Programming with Java by Ashik Ahmed Bhuiyan, Ph.D. and Md Amiruzzaman, Ph.D. (2025) is licensed under CC BY NC 4.0

Where to find more OER?

There are many platforms available that contain OER, the platforms listed below are a good starting place to find resources on Information Technology.

• NSDL: National Science Digital Library
  Repository gathers all possible online open resources from various providers in all STEM disciplines. Resources are browsable by education level, resource type, and subject. Even though most resources are free on this site, there are also some that have some cost associated with them.
• IntechOpen - Open Access Book
  World’s largest Science, Technology & Medicine Open Access book publisher. The website contains more than 3,000 open access books distributed under CC BY 3.0 license in various subjects.