Free peer-reviewed college textbooks from Rice University
CK-12
Free online textbooks and adaptive practice for K-12
About CK-12
CK-12 provides free digital textbooks, videos, and adaptive practice across STEM and other subjects, customizable by teachers to their curriculum, from a nonprofit foundation. Schools replace expensive textbooks with flexible, updatable digital content. In practice, learners use it in short, regular sessions rather than long courses, and buyers usually compare it on content quality, feedback, and whether progress is tracked clearly over time.
CK-12 key facts
- Category: Learning & Education
- Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
- Focus areas: textbooks, k12, adaptive
- Official site: ck12.org
About the Learning & Education category
Online courses and learning platforms to build new skills. The Learning & Education category on Tools Hub currently lists 356 tools. Alongside CK-12, it includes OpenStax, MIT OpenCourseWare, Open Yale Courses, Stanford Engineering Everywhere.
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