Office of Open Learning

Robert Rains MS ’19 earned his master's degree in supply chain management from MIT, despite his limited time and challenging location, by first earning an MITx MicroMasters credential online.

Learning from MIT, learning from the field

Robert Rains MS ’19 earned his master’s without putting his important work — improving safety and quality of life for struggling communities in Africa — on hold.

September 26, 2019

Chris Caplice (right) receives the MITx Prize for Teaching and Learning with MOOCs from Krishna Rajagopal in 2018.

Chris Caplice appointed MIT senior research scientist

Executive director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics is recognized for his commitment to research and education in supply chain management.

August 27, 2019

At the 2019 LINC conference, keynote speaker Rebecca Winthrop, director of the Center for Universal Education and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, talked about innovations that aim to scale education to ensure that all young people across the globe develop the skills needed for a fast-changing world.

Making high-quality education accessible to all

Researchers and educators gather at MIT to discuss how to meet the educational needs of a new learning society.

July 15, 2019

Dean of Digital Learning Krishna Rajagopal (center) with winners of the MITx Prize for Teaching and Learning in MOOCs, Jessica Sandland (left) and Martin Bazant. Not pictured: Polina Anikeeva, who also received the MITx Prize, and John Belcher, Amy Carleton, Jared Curhan, and Erik Demaine, who received Teaching with Digital Technology Awards.

Seven MIT educators honored for digital learning innovation

Educators recognized for improving classroom instruction and student engagement through innovative uses of digital technology.

July 2, 2019

Shawn Robinson, senior research associate at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, helped kick off the first-ever MIT Science of Reading event dressed in full superhero attire as Doctor Dyslexia Dude — the star of a graphic novel series he co-created to engage and encourage young readers, rooted in his own experiences as a student with dyslexia.

Bridging the gap between research and the classroom

MIT’s first-ever Science of Reading event brings together researchers and educators to discuss how to use research to improve literacy outcomes.

June 27, 2019

Students currently enrolled in, or who have already completed, the MITx Supply Chain Management MicroMasters program can apply now for the degree program, with an application deadline of Dec. 16.

Stackable online Master of Science in supply chain management announced

EdX, Arizona State University, and MIT collaboration creates world’s first stacked master’s degree on edX from two top-ranked universities in the field.

June 19, 2019

Samip Jain, a graduate student in the Integrated Design and Management program, works on a project in the lab. He has been learning with MIT through open education courses and programs since he was a young high school student.

A road paved with open learning

Through open education courses and programs, graduate student Samip Jain began learning with MIT long before he arrived on campus.

June 14, 2019

MIT researchers have developed a computational model that could enhance video game simulations designed to facilitate training for teachers and students who might encounter racial issues in the classroom.

Virtual reality game simulates experiences with race

A novel computational model that considers how users have been conditioned to think about race might facilitate training for teachers and students.

May 16, 2019

“Academic training rarely covers the importance of engaging with policymakers or provides the tools necessary to do so effectively,” says Dan Pomeroy (left), PL@CIS managing director and senior policy adviser. Chappel Lawson is on the right.

MIT Policy Lab launches MITx course on policy outreach

The new online course aims to help researchers engage with public policymakers.

May 16, 2019

Gil Strang teaches 18.06 (Matrix Methods in Data Analysis, Signal Processing, and Machine Learning). OCW will soon post 34 videos to 18.065, and he recently released "Linear Algebra and Learning from Data," his 12th textbook.

Gil Strang is still going strong, online and in print

After nearly 60 years of teaching at MIT, this math professor surpasses 10 million views on OCW, earns top reviews for his teaching style, and publishes his 12th book.

May 8, 2019