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Affordable and Open Educational Resources (A&OER) - Students: Summer 2024 Courses

ECC Course with Free or Reduced Textbooks

These Summer 2024 sections of courses at East Central College are requiring textbook(s) that are affordable and/or open.  It may be an electronic online only option or be a printed copy of less than $50.00.  Please pay special attention to the course section as not all sections require the same materials at this time.  Your course may also require texts, lab manual, etc that must be purchased in print.  These will also be included on this page and the new price listed, make your purchase at ECC Bookstore as there may be a used copy is available for purchase at a lower price.

Contact your course instructor if you have any questions about the textbook.  You will find their contact information in online course page. 
Check with ECC Library for a printed version of your textbook on Instructor's Course Reserve.  Many A&OERs are available for 2 hour check out. 

BIO101 - ALL sections - Intro Life Science

Intro Life Science Bio101 - All sections

Instructor - varies

REQUIRED - one

  1. Concepts of Biology by Samantha Fowler; Rebecca Roush; James Wise, online FREE or print, $32.30

CLICK TITLE FOR LINK of TEXTBOOK - online FREE or print, $32.30

CIS 110 - ALL sections - Technical and Digital Literacy

Technical and Digital Literacy - CIS 110 - ALL SECTIONS

Instructor - varies

REQUIRED - A variety of current, online and free links are used in place of a traditional textbook.  Please login to ECC's Online Learning (Canvas) and the course to find resources.

ENG 101 - ALL sections - English Comp 1

English Comp 1 - ENG 101 - ALL sections

Instructor - varies

REQUIRED - two

  1. Seagull Reader: Essays by Joseph Kelly, print only, purchase at ECC Bookstore, $41.05
  2. Writing for Success 2015 edition, online Ebook FREE

Seagull Reader may be purchased at ECC Bookstore, $41.05

CLICK TITLE FOR LINK of TEXTBOOK - online FREE

MUS 101 - ALL sections - Music Appreciation

Music Appreciation - MUS 101 - ALL sections

Instructor - varies

REQUIRED - one

  1. Understanding Music by N. Alan Clark; Thomas Heflin; Jeffrey Kluball; Elizabeth Kramer , online FREE or print, $56.40

CLICK TITLE FOR LINK of TEXTBOOK - online FREE or print, $56.40

PHL 203 - ALL sections - Ethics

Ethics - PHL 203 - ALL sections

Instructor - Matthew Gifford

REQUIRED - one

  1. A New History of Western Philosophy by Anthony Kenny , print only, purchase at ECC Bookstore, $29.95

A New History of Western Philosophy may be purchased at ECC Bookstore, $29.95

SOC 101- ALL sections - General Sociology

General Sociology - SOC 101 - ALL SECTIONS

Instructor - varies

REQUIRED - one

  1. Introduction to Sociology 3e by Jeff Bry, online FREE or print, $34.60

CLICK TITLE FOR LINK of TEXTBOOK - online FREE or print, $34.60