Name: The birth of the open-source learning revolution
Uploaded: 2006-08-21T00:11:00Z
Duration: 18 min 20 s
Description: In 2006, open-learning visionary Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions (now called OpenStax), an open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, anywhere in the world.

Richard Baraniuk: The birth of the open-source learning revolution

The birth of the open-source learning revolution

In 2006, open-learning visionary Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions (now called OpenStax), an open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, anywhere in the world.

Education is being revolutionized by open-source platforms that let anyone create, remix, and share learning materials for free. Projects like Connexions have enabled a single music teacher’s material to reach over 600,000 users every month. Publishing costs are slashed, with on-demand hardbound textbooks available for a fraction of the traditional price. By empowering global collaboration and rapid updates, open content is transforming access to knowledge and putting power in the hands of learners and teachers.