Array ( [0] => {{distinguish|OpenStack}} [1] => {{Short description|Nonprofit education technology initiative}} [2] => {{Infobox website [3] => | name = OpenStax [4] => | logo = Openstax logo.svg [5] => | screenshot = [6] => | caption = [7] => | collapsible = [8] => | collapsetext = [9] => | url = [https://openstax.org/ openstax.org] [10] => | commercial = [11] => | type = [[Open educational resources]] [12] => | registration = [13] => | headquarters = [[Rice University]]
[[Houston]], [[Texas]], United States [14] => | language = [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Polish language|Polish]] [15] => | content_license = [[Creative Commons license|Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International]]{{Cite web |url=https://openstax.org/license |title=OpenStax |access-date=2019-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003215447/https://openstax.org/license |archive-date=2019-10-03 |url-status=live }} [16] => | owner = [[Rice University]] [17] => | launch_date = {{Start date|2012}} [18] => | revenue = Nonprofit funded by foundation grants and commercial services{{cite web|accessdate=2019-10-26|title=How a University Took on the Textbook Industry – EdSurge News|url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-10-24-how-a-university-took-on-the-textbook-industry|date=2019-10-24|website=EdSurge|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026164537/https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-10-24-how-a-university-took-on-the-textbook-industry|archive-date=2019-10-26|url-status=live}} [19] => | alexa = [20] => | current_status = Active [21] => }} [22] => '''OpenStax''' (formerly '''OpenStax College''') is a nonprofit educational technology initiative based at [[Rice University]]. Since 2012, OpenStax has created peer-reviewed, [[open textbook|openly-licensed textbook]]s, which are available in free digital formats and for a low cost in print. Most books are also available in [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]] versions on [[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]] and in the [[Apple Books|iBooks]] Store. OpenStax's first textbook was ''College Physics'', which was published online, in print, and in iBooks in 2012. OpenStax launched OpenStax Tutor Beta in June 2017, adaptive courseware based on cognitive science principles, machine learning, and OpenStax content. However, it was announced in October 2022 that Tutor was being discontinued.{{Cite web |title=OpenStax Tutor Discontinuing, but support and resources remain available! |url=https://openstax.org/blog/openstax-tutor-discontinuing-but-support-and-resources-remain-available |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=openstax.org |language=en-US}} [23] => [24] => Aiming to compete with major publishers' offerings,{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Mitch|title=Why Pay for Intro Textbooks?|url=http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/02/07/rice-university-announces-open-source-textbooks|work=Inside Higher Ed|accessdate=24 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616014855/http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/02/07/rice-university-announces-open-source-textbooks|archive-date=16 June 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Coldewey|first=Devin|title=Rice University And OpenStax Announce First Open-Source Textbooks|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/07/rice-university-and-openstax-announce-first-open-source-textbooks/|work=TechCrunch|date=7 February 2012 |accessdate=24 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521220059/http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/07/rice-university-and-openstax-announce-first-open-source-textbooks/|archive-date=21 May 2013|url-status=live}} the project was initially funded by the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]], the [[William and Flora Hewlett Foundation]], the [[Gary K. Michelson|Michelson 20 Million Minds Foundation]], and the Maxfield Foundation.{{cite web|last=Robe|first=Johnathan|title=Free College Textbooks: Wave of the Future?|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2012/02/09/free-college-textbooks-wave-of-the-future/|work=Forbes|accessdate=24 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808022236/http://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2012/02/09/free-college-textbooks-wave-of-the-future/|archive-date=8 August 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Guttenplan|first=D.D.|title=Big Savings for U.S. Students in Open-Source Book Program|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/us/big-savings-for-us-students-in-open-source-book-program.html?_r=0|work=New York Times|date=12 February 2012 |accessdate=24 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402203819/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/us/big-savings-for-us-students-in-open-source-book-program.html?_r=0|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live}} All textbook content is licensed under [[Creative commons#Types of Creative Commons licenses|Creative Commons Attribution Licenses]]; specifically, the books are available under the [[CC BY]] license (except for Calculus, which is available under [[CC BY-NC-SA]]), which means that instructors are able to use, adapt, and remix the content, as long as they attribute OpenStax. [25] => [26] => In 2017, OpenStax announced that they were partnering with UK Open Textbooks to spread the use of their open content in the UK,{{Cite web|url=http://news.rice.edu/2017/09/12/rice-university-based-openstax-partners-with-uk-open-textbooks-2/|title=Rice University-based OpenStax partners with UK Open Textbooks|website=news.rice.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920235053/http://news.rice.edu/2017/09/12/rice-university-based-openstax-partners-with-uk-open-textbooks-2/|archive-date=2018-09-20|url-status=live}} and partnering with Katalyst Education to form OpenStax Polska, bringing Polish-language versions of select OpenStax books to universities in [[Poland]]. [27] => [28] => As of January 2024, OpenStax asserts that their products have saved $2.9 billion in education costs since 2012, and that 7 million students from 150 countries and 70 percent of higher education institutions in the US use OpenStax.{{Cite web|title=OpenStax|url=https://openstax.org/impact|access-date=2024-01-18|website=openstax.org}} [29] => [30] => == Editorial process == [31] => OpenStax textbooks follow a traditional peer review process aimed at ensuring they meet a high quality standard before publication. Textbooks are developed and peer-reviewed by educators in an attempt to ensure they are readable and accurate, meet the scope and sequence requirements of each course, are supported by instructor ancillaries, and are available with the latest technology-based learning tools. The editors do encourage reviews of the book, slides and other teaching materials. However, notwithstanding the peer-review process, the books have come under criticism for the large numbers of typos and other errors they contain.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} [32] => [33] => The free, online version of OpenStax books are kept up-to-date on an ongoing basis. Instructors are encouraged to submit errata suggestions via the OpenStax website, and errata suggestions are reviewed by subject matter experts. Revisions are made when it is determined to be pedagogically necessary. New PDFs and print versions of the books are released each summer when substantial changes are present.{{Cite web|url=https://openstax.org/blog/openstax-revisions|title=OpenStax Revisions|last=Palmiotto|first=Anthony|date=2017-04-27|website=OpenStax.org|access-date=2019-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108050104/https://openstax.org/blog/openstax-revisions|archive-date=2019-01-08|url-status=live}} [34] => [35] => OpenStax's original goal was to publish openly licensed textbooks for the 25 highest-enrolled undergraduate college courses: they achieved that goal in 2016. In September 2020 they announced plans to double the number of textbooks they offer.{{cite web | title = OpenStax to Double OER Textbooks | url = https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/09/11/openstax-double-oer-textbooks | access-date = 2020-09-11 }}{{cite web | title = OpenStax College Algebra Test Bank | url = https://exam-banks.com/product/college-algebra-openstax-test-bank/ | access-date = 2022-05-19 }} [36] => [37] => ==See also== [38] => * [[Open educational resources]] [39] => * [[OpenCourseWare]] [40] => * [[OpenStax CNX]] [41] => * [[Open Course Library]] [42] => * [[Open.Michigan]] [43] => * [[Rice University Press]], Rice's all-digital platform based on the Connexions technology [44] => * [[Wikiversity]], a Wikimedia Foundation project, devoted to learning materials and activities [45] => [46] => ==Notes== [47] => {{reflist|30em}} [48] => [49] => ==External links== [50] => {{sister project|project=Wikiversity|text=[[v:OpenStax College|OpenStax resources on Wikiversity]]}} [51] => * [https://openstax.org/ OpenStax official website] [52] => * [https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_baraniuk_the_birth_of_the_open_source_learning_revolution TED Talk dated 2006-02] Founder Richard Baraniuk discussing Connexions [53] => * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsmzEtv_cKE American Astronomical Society video on the OpenStax Astronomy Textbook] Interview with Lead Author [[Andrew Fraknoi]] [54] => [55] => [[Category:American educational websites]] [56] => [[Category:Open educational resources]] [57] => [[Category:Rice University]] [58] => [[Category:Organizations established in 2012]] [59] => [[Category:2012 establishments in Texas]] [60] => [[Category:Educational publishing companies]] [61] => [[Category:Educational publishing companies of the United States]] [62] => [[Category:Textbook publishing companies]] [] => )
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