# The birth of the open-source learning revolution

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2006
- Speaker: Richard Baraniuk
- Year: 2006
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Business and management
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_baraniuk_the_birth_of_the_open_source_learning_revolution)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [The birth of the open-source learning revolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/richard_baraniuk_the_birth_of_the_open_source_learning_revolution/fb5027ced63d), 19 min (TED's player)