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Type of site | Open Educational Resources |
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| Available in | 34 languages |
| Dissolved | December 21, 2022 |
| Owner | Rice University |
| Revenue | Foundation-funded non-profit |
| Commercial | no |
| Registration | free |
| Launched | 1999 |
| Current status | Discontinued |
Content license | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
Connexions, later known as OpenStax CNX[1] was a global repository of educational content provided by volunteers. The open source platform was provided and maintained by OpenStax, which is based at Rice University. The collection was available free of charge, can be remixed and edited, and was available for download in various digital formats.[2]
Founded in 1999 by Richard Baraniuk, Connexions was based on the philosophy that scholarly and educational content can and should be shared, re-used and recombined, interconnected and continually enriched. As such, it was one of the first Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives along with projects such as MIT OpenCourseWare and the Public Library of Science. The materials in Connexions are available under a CC BY Creative Commons license, which means that content can be used, adapted, and remixed, as long as attribution is provided.[3] In June 2020, the CNX platform was retired. Its contents remain available on the Wayback Machine.[4]
- ^ Woodward, Ed (April 3, 2014). "New Name and New Editor Demo". OpenStax CNX Developer Blog. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Wales, Jimmy; Baraniuk, Rich (22 January 2008). "Bringing open resources to textbooks and teaching". The San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Kelty, C. M. (2008). Two bits. Duke University Press.
- ^ Williams, Daniel (February 7, 2020). "Saying goodbye to CNX and hello to the next chapter!". openstax.org. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13.