LibreTexts vs TU Delft OpenCourseWare
LibreTexts
libretexts.orgTU Delft OpenCourseWare
ocw.tudelft.nlSide by side
| Figure | LibreTexts | TU Delft OpenCourseWare |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $104.17/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · Open Educational Resource Platforms | 8.4 (#6) | 7.3 (#21) |
| Privacy | LibreTexts says it does not accept advertising or sell, rent, or lease user lists to third parties, and it describes collection of voluntarily provided personal information and anonymous Google Analytics demographics. | The FAQ says cookies do not collect personally identifiable information, and that personally identifying information supplied by users is not shared without permission. |
| Support | LibreTexts offers free support tickets, monthly webinars, weekly office hours, and free Academy lessons. | Users can send feedback or questions through a contact form, and the FAQ says constructive comments and inquiries receive email responses. |
Plans
LibreTexts
- ADAPTFree
- All-AccessFree
- Jupyter HubFree
- LibreTexts core platformFree
- The ForgeFree
- LibreNet Consortium (affiliate)$1,250 a year
- LibreNet Consortium (full)$2,500 a year
In their own words
LibreTexts
LibreTexts is a nonprofit open education platform for creating, adapting, and sharing accessible textbooks, homework, and related learning materials. Its libraries cover 17 subject fields and more than 2,000 textbooks, and instructors can remix chapters into custom books. Pages can include Jupyter Notebooks, ADAPT homework questions, 3D visualizations, and videos. ADAPT supports formative and summative assessment and includes a shared bank of more than 240,000 openly licensed elements. LibreTexts can be embedded in institutional learning management systems over a secure connection, with optional grade and assessment exchange. Guides cover importing books into Canvas, Moodle, and D2L, and also mention Blackboard. Book pages may provide PDF, EPUB, and editable downloads. Educators can create, adapt, and host open educational resources free of charge. The service is available on the web, Android, and iOS, with offline access and annotation tools. A free plan is listed, with paid pricing from $15/mo.
TU Delft OpenCourseWare
TU Delft OpenCourseWare publishes free university-level learning materials arranged as courses. Anyone can view the materials online without registering or meeting academic prerequisites. Course resources vary and may include planning materials, evaluation tools, and subject content. One example, Modern Distributed Systems, addresses cloud, edge, and big-data systems through quizzes, design exercises, experiments, open questions, and a final project. The homepage says resources can be downloaded, and materials may be copied, distributed, translated, and modified under their reuse terms. Most course materials use a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license: users must give attribution, reuse them noncommercially, and apply the same terms to adaptations. Videos play through TU Delft’s Collegerama site using MediaSite Viewer. OCW does not provide university credit, degrees, certificates, or access to TU Delft faculty. Some content may be missing because of intellectual-property restrictions, and instructors may withhold assignment or exam solutions. Materials are listed for web, macOS, and Windows.