Computer Science

OER and Other Digital Resources

• Khan Academy Computing Videos Links to an external site.. Videos in the areas of computer programming, computer science, AP®︎ Computer Science Principles, hour of code, computer animation. 
• Films on Demand Computer Science & IT Video Collection Links to an external site.. Streaming documentaries, interviews, and lectures licensed for use by MPC faculty and students (click on Computer Science drop-down menu to filter results). Also try searching terms such as "computer science", "information technology", "digital technology", computer.
• Kanopy Computer Science Video Collection Links to an external site.. Online documentaries and feature films licensed for use by MPC faculty and students. 
• Computer Science Web Resources Links to an external site.. Useful computer science Web resources page developed by MPC librarians.

FREE OER/Digital Textbooks

• OpenStax Programming Fundamentals - A Modular Structured Approach using C++ Links to an external site. is written by Kenneth Leroy Busbee, a faculty member at Houston Community College in Houston, Texas. The materials used in this textbook/collection were developed by the author and others as independent modules for publication within the Connexions environment. Programming fundamentals are often divided into three college courses: Modular/Structured, Object Oriented and Data Structures. This textbook/collection covers the first of those three courses.
• Introduction to Programming Using Java - Eighth Edition Links to an external site., a free, on-line textbook on introductory programming, which uses Java as the language of instruction. This book is directed mainly towards beginning programmers, although it might also be useful for experienced programmers who want to learn something about Java. It is not meant to provide complete coverage of the Java language.