MITx

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.

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.

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

Lessons learned from MITx’s prototype courseAs the team behind MIT’s ambitious online learning program gears up to introduce new courses in the fall, it takes stock of its initial experiences.

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

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.

MIT and Harvard launch a ‘revolution in education’Online edX courses will open both universities’ classrooms to the world while enhancing on-campus learning.

MIT and Harvard announce edXJoint partnership builds on MITx and Harvard distance learning; aims to benefit campus-based education and beyond.

What is edX?Answering common questions about MIT and Harvard’s new partnership in online education.

MITx: What the students thinkFrom Buenos Aires to Honolulu to Montreal, a virtual community grows up around the online initiative’s prototype course.

Disruptive innovation — in educationFor Anant Agarwal, MITx, the Institute’s new online-learning initiative, isn’t just a means of democratizing education. It’s a way to reinvent it.

Reif, Grimson: MITx aims to enhance on-campus educationNew online courses add value to MIT’s residential program, provost and chancellor tell students.

Anant Agarwal named director of new unit to advance MITxInstructor of inaugural 6.002x course will step down as CSAIL director.

Letter to the community on appointment of Open Learning Enterprise director

First course offered by MITx beginsMore than 90,000 people have registered for 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics

Chairman says MIT faces challenges globally, at homeJohn Reed, head of the MIT Corporation, spoke Feb. 21 to the MIT Club of Northern California.

Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Computer Science now available in OCW Scholar format6.01SC is the fourth of seven courses OCW will publish this spring specifically to meet the needs of independent learners.

MITx prototype course opens for enrollmentOnline-learning initiative’s first offering, ‘6.002x: Circuits and Electronics,’ accepting registrants now.

MIT launches online learning initiative'MITx' will offer courses online and make online learning tools freely available.