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MITx, edX team up with City of Chicago to bring high school students MOOC-style learningMayor Emanuel praises flexible, high quality online learning opportunity

Data from edX’s first course offer preliminary insights into online learningResearchers analyze page views, clickstreams and discussion threads for clues to how students learn online.

EdX builds community of developers for its online- and blended-learning platformStanford, UC Berkeley and University of Queensland among those contributing to the platform released via open source license.

Automatically grading programming homeworkSoftware that identifies errors in students’ programs — however idiosyncratic their approaches — could be a boon for online learning.

New MITx online physics course combines latest in learning technology with classic videosMOOC pairs cutting-edge online assessments with legendary lectures and demonstrations by MIT professor Walter Lewin.

EdX expands xConsortium to Asia and doubles in size with addition of 15 new global institutionsEdX continues to grow its network of the world's leading institutions of higher education to meet global demand and increase access to quality education.

An MIT physics MOOC five years in the makingMaterials for the new MITx summer course Mechanics ReView have been refined during a half-decade of development

6.002x to be offered at up to 12 California State University campusesThe expanded collaboration between San Jose State University and edX follows a successful pilot that increased pass rates.

Stanford University to collaborate with edX on development of non-profit open-source edX platformedX Learning Platform to be open source and available on June 1

With an educational ‘revolution’ afoot, Task Force on the Future of MIT Education to conveneIdea Bank to solicit community input.

MITx version of introductory biology class has deep roots7.00x brings an MIT classic online.

Higher-ed leaders meet to discuss future of online educationInnovative pedagogical techniques and the effects of online-learning tools on on-campus education subjects of conversation at MIT- and Harvard-led summit.

Six new institutions join edXConsortium doubles its institutional membership with the addition of universities in Australia, Europe, Canada and the United States.

MIT engineers elected to national academyThree engineers are among this year’s 69 new National Academy of Engineering members.

Institute-Wide Task Force aims to sketch the MIT education of the futureSaying ‘we are in the midst of an educational revolution,’ President L. Rafael Reif asks Professor Sanjay Sarma and EVP and Treasurer Israel Ruiz to lead an effort to envision the MIT of 2020 and beyond.

Duflo, Lander, Lewin to lead spring-semester MITx coursesEdX takes stock of last semester’s MITx courses; data will be used to improve education online and in the classroom.

New online learning tool brings 'the crowd' into homework assignments

Sanjay Sarma appointed as MIT’s first director of digital learningMechanical engineering professor will shepherd efforts to integrate elements of online education into traditional MIT courses.

Department snapshot: Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceEECS places renewed emphasis on interdisciplinary research, partnerships with alumni and industry, and experiential learning.

OEIT's role in fostering open education: an interview with Vijay KumarThe director of MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology discusses OEIT's role.

‘We are all in this great enterprise together’In his inaugural address, President L. Rafael Reif aims MIT on a course to shape new directions in education.

Innovation in the classroom‘Future of Education’ symposium, held before the inauguration of President L. Rafael Reif, examines the evolution of teaching and learning.

Open Education on the Move: An Interview with Vijay KumarDirector of MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT) discusses some of the key concepts propelling the open education movement.

UC Berkeley joins edXUC Berkeley joins Harvard and MIT not-for-profit online-learning collaborative; edX broadens free course offerings into public health, computer science and solid-state chemistry; opens registration

MIT receives $1 million to support edX partnershipInstitute receives award as part of Gates Foundation efforts to boost postsecondary graduation rates.

President Susan Hockfield’s charge to the 2012 graduates‘Now is the moment for us to send you forth … to put MIT’s spirit and principles to work around the globe.’

Sal Khan's Commencement addressAlumnus, Khan Academy founder speaks to the Class of 2012

L. Rafael Reif selected as MIT’s 17th presidentAs provost since 2005, the president-elect has inspired innovation and played a critical role in the financial stewardship of the Institute.