Boundless operates using a textbook replacement model. The quality, customizability, and interactivity of Boundless' digital courseware makes it a superior alternative to costly, static, one-size-fits-all print textbooks—and all for just $29.99 per student for lifetime access (no expiring licenses!).

Quality

We have spent years working with hundreds of subject-matter experts to create high-quality educational content in over 20 introductory-college subject areas. Each module of content is closely reviewed by experts to ensure factual accuracy and pedagogical quality.

Customizability

Boundless content consists of bite-sized, self-contained modules, each of which follows a three-part structure: 

1. the learning objective, which defines the expectation a student should be able to fulfill after working with the supporting content, assessments, and other study tools;
2. the supporting content, which provides the necessary learning materials to enable the student to fulfill the learning objective; and
3. a set of assessment questions that validates that the student has fulfilled the learning objectives.

Because of this modularity, Boundless courseware is highly customizable. Using a simple drag-and-drop interface, the table of contents of any Boundless book can be fully rearranged to match an educator's existing syllabus or class level. This substantially lowers the barrier for educators to adopt Boundless—there's no extra work needed to adapt to a new ordering and way of presenting the material.

Flexibility

LMS Integrations

Our entire student and educator experience is available directly on boundless.com as a standalone product or seamlessly integrated into the leading learning management systems (LMSs: Canvas, Blackboard, Desire2Learn, and Moodle). In these LMS integrations, students are able to interact with their assignments directly within the LMS without having to log into a new product. Grades and analytics are also passed back directly into the LMS's gradebook. A course can be set up on Boundless or through your school's LMS in a week or less. 

Device Compatibility

A Boundless textbook can be read on any device with an internet connection; our award-winning e-reader is fully responsive on desktop/laptop, tablet, and mobile.

All the integrated study tools work in the e-reader too, which means that students can easily access all the features of their course anywhere, anytime.

Interactivity

For Students: Interactive Media, Notes and Highlights, and Quizzes

Boundless integrates interactive activities and media throughout our content. Moving beyond traditional text deepens students' engagement with, and therefore understanding of, their learning materials.

Students also have the ability to engage with their readings more deeply by annotating and highlighting their textbook. Their comments and highlights are saved in their browsable Notebook, and like the content itself, students have access to their Notebook forever.

Finally, Boundless provides hundreds of practice quizzes that aggregate individual content modules' assessment questions over the section and chapter levels. Students can take these ungraded quizzes as many times as they like until they are comfortable with the material.

For Teachers: Integrated Analytics

Boundless provides opportunities for educators to interact with their content and students as well. Boundless tracks detailed student action data, including time spent reading per module, questions answered correctly vs. incorrectly, and more. 

Student Analytics

An educator can view the performance of their students individually or as a class.

This information is surfaced for each individual student as well as for the class in aggregate, giving educators insight into which students are falling behind and what areas the whole class may be struggling with.

Affordability

Even with all these benefits, Boundless textbooks cost only $29.99 per student per course. This is a fraction of the cost of traditional textbooks.

The rising cost of textbooks is a major barrier to educational access. Boundless strives to eliminate that barrier and make educational content and knowledge accessible to all.