Rice University
For Marketing And Distribution Of Open Textbooks
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Amount$450,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/16/2015
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
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
Houston, TX 77005
Grants to this Grantee
for an international research study to measure students’ social and emotional skills
The Houston Education Research Consortium is a partnership between Rice University and Houston-area school districts that produces research to inform decision making. The group will represent the United States in an international survey coordinated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to measure students’ skills at ages 10 and 15. The Study on Social and Emotional Skills will demonstrate the feasibility of producing valid, reliable, and comparable information on such skills across countries and settings; additionally, it will provide analyses that can improve education and support services.
