Rice University

For Marketing And Distribution Of Open Textbooks

Amount

$450,000
Program

Education
Date Awarded

11/16/2015
Term

36 Months
Type of Support

General Support/Program

Strategies

Open Education

Overview

Rice University launched OpenStax College in 2012 to develop and disseminate a library of high-quality, openly licensed textbooks for the 25 most popular college courses in the United States. The college will launch a national marketing campaign designed to raise awareness of the availability of high-quality OER and drive adoption of its suite of openly licensed textbooks. This project will promote greater mainstream adoption of open textbooks in higher education.

About the Grantee

Grantee Website

www.rice.edu

Address

6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005

Grants to this Grantee

Oct 21, 2002

$1,000,000

for Connexions, an experimental, open-source educational technology project

All Grants to this Grantee

Mar 15, 2021

$1,500,000

for expanding the OpenStax library of OER course materials and tools

OpenStax at Rice University prepares students for a rapidly changing world by creating free, high-quality OER integrated with learning technologies to personalize education for all students. With this grant, OpenStax will accelerate the expansion of open textbooks for high-enrollment postsecondary courses, while opening new markets in the most sought-after and growing degree programs. This grant serves key goals for the Open Education strategy, including increasing availability of OER; facilitating a strong and growing technology and research partnership ecosystem; and prioritizing principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in course development. (Substrategy: Content, Tools, and Services)

All Grants to this Grantee

Sep 1, 2020

$135,000

for sponsorship of the Open Education Conference

All Grants to this Grantee