OpenStax

Less than a decade after publishing its first free, openly licensed textbook, OpenStax — Rice University's educational technology initiative — has saved students $1.2 billion. In 2020, the initiative received significant funding to help it continue to grow and reach an even larger audience.

OpenStax is vastly expanding its library of free textbooks, working toward a goal of ensuring that no student ever has to worry about textbook costs again. This work is possible as a result of new grants totaling $12.5 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Charles Koch Foundation and the Stand Together community. This investment catalyzes an ambitious goal to double the size of the OpenStax library, deepening the organization’s impact and increasing its share of the textbook market. Read more about OpenStax in Rice News.