Is OpenStax content high quality?
Yes!
OpenStax textbook projects are developed and peer-reviewed by educators 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.
Is OpenStax peer-reviewed?
Peer-reviewed
. Openly licensed. 100% free.
And backed by additional learning resources. Review our OpenStax textbooks and decide if they are right for your course. Simple to adopt, free to use. We make it easy to improve student access to higher education.
Does OpenStax have answer keys?
With that said,
every OpenStax textbook has an answer guide to questions in the text
and PowerPoint slides to help you build your lectures.
Who uses OpenStax?
More than 5,160 institutions — including 48 percent of colleges in the U.S.–
are using OpenStax this year, and that also includes over 1,150 schools outside the U.S. This year, OpenStax partnered with organizations in the U.K. and Poland to promote the use of affordable, open texts worldwide.
Is OpenStax legal?
legally: all content produced in
OpenStax is available under a Creative Commons open-content licenses
. This makes it easy for authors to share their work – allowing others to use and reuse it legally – while still getting recognition and attribution for their efforts.
Who invented OpenStax?
“Nine years ago, we dreamed about solving the textbook affordability and access crisis for students,” said
Richard Baraniuk
, the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice and founder and director of OpenStax.
Is OpenStax copyright free?
Nothing except the copyright law
. The Creative Commons license is based on existing copyright law and your works have the same legal protections and legal standing as a copyrighted work that is published outside of our repository.
How much does OpenStax tutor cost?
OpenStax Tutor Beta costs
$10 per student
, a price that helps OpenStax offset the cost of maintaining the platform.
How do I delete my OpenStax account?
Deleting Your Account
You can delete your account and terminate your use of the Services at any time by submitting this request to us using
the contact form at https://collegephysicsanswers.com/contact
.
Is OpenStax open source?
OpenStax was founded by Rice University engineering professor Richard Baraniuk in 1999 under the name Connexions. It started like most
open source projects
: To scratch an itch and address a problem.
How do you take notes in OpenStax?
When viewing any OpenStax book online, all you have to do to create a highlight or save a note is
click and drag over a section of text
. A box will then appear with different options for highlighter colors and a section for the notes you'd like to take — just like in a regular hard copy book!
What is an OpenStax book?
If you have ever been to a traditional public library and walked among shelves to select books at your leisure, you have visit a library with “open stacks.” It means exactly what it sounds like,
most of the materials held in the library are freely available to visitors
.
How do I contact OpenStax?
- Contact Email
[email protected]
- Phone Number (713) 348-5012.
Is OpenStax a publisher?
| Type of site Open Educational Resources | Owner Rice University | Revenue Nonprofit funded by foundation grants and commercial services | URL OpenStax.org | Launched 2012 |
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When did OpenStax publish its first free openly licensed textbook?
That's one of the reasons why OpenStax started publishing textbooks in
2012
, and why we're ecstatic to have saved students more than $1 billion with entirely free, openly licensed textbooks. Cost isn't the only concern with automatic textbook billing.
What is Bill Gates website for free books?
OpenStax.org
. A non-profit charity founded in 2011 by Rice University and supported by the likes of Bill Gates and others, OpenStax offers relevant, peer-reviewed texts from some of the top universities across the country.
