Open access
Micah Altman wins Pizzigati Prize
April 18, 2013
MIT Libraries’ research director recognized for his work with DistrictBuilder software
Open access gains momentum in Washington
April 12, 2013
White House takes action to increase access to the results of federally funded scientific research
OEIT's role in fostering open education: an interview with Vijay Kumar
October 31, 2012
The director of MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology discusses OEIT's role.
The worldwide impact of open access to MIT faculty research
October 22, 2012
Developing future library leaders
September 28, 2012
MIT Libraries launches Fellows Program
Open Education on the Move: An Interview with Vijay Kumar
September 20, 2012
Director of MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT) discusses some of the key concepts propelling the open education movement.
Also labeled: Aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Alumni/ae, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Education, teaching, academics, Educational Innovation and Technology, EdX, Faculty, Information Services and Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Massive open online courses (MOOCs), MITx, Open Learning Enterprise, OpenCourseWare
Disruptive innovation — in education
April 20, 2012
For 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.
MIT Professor Shigeru Miyagawa named award recipient by the OCW Consortium
March 23, 2012
Professor Miyagawa recognized with other leaders of the global OpenCourseWare movement.
MIT OpenCourseWare teams up with Flat World Knowledge to combine free texts and free course materials
February 29, 2012
Collaboration among open education innovators creates rich learning opportunities for independent learners.
International Open Access Week is October 24-30
October 24, 2011
MIT celebrates efforts to increase access to research and scholarship worldwide.
From Globe and Gates to Google and Guardian: Nods to MIT's 150th
May 13, 2011
Special Boston Globe magazine on MIT at 150 published Sunday; search-engine giant and U.K. newspaper post pieces about the Institute's impact
Also labeled: Entrepreneurship, Google, History of MIT, MIT150, OpenCourseWare, Special events and guest speakers
Digital library partnership gives MIT access to additional online resources
April 20, 2011
Search the full-text of 8.4 million digitized volumes, and get full online access to 2.2 million volumes in the public domain, through the HathiTrust Digital Library.
A decade of OCW benefits: Bringing knowledge to the street
April 9, 2011
Using OCW in support of community development.
Reflections on a decade of open sharing: Opening up OpenCourseWare
November 22, 2010
In the open
October 20, 2010
Hundreds of scholarly articles are now freely available online thanks to MIT’s landmark Open Access policy.
Hockfield says research universities must help cultivate science, math teachers
September 14, 2010
At a Brookings Institution event, the MIT president warns U.S. STEM-education gap to have ‘disastrous consequences’ on nation.
MIT OpenCourseWare reaches 2,000-course milestone
July 12, 2010
Groundbreaking open education resource program shares most of MIT's curriculum.
MIT Libraries offer aid to MIT authors publishing in open-access journals
June 11, 2010
Fund created in support of the Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity, a commitment with other top research institutions
Update your links to OpenCourseWare
June 2, 2010
LINC 2010 engages and inspires
May 28, 2010
Conference focuses on the present and future of technology-enabled learning worldwide
MIT’s Open Access policy, one year later
March 19, 2010
More than 850 articles have been added to the collection



















