EdX builds community of developers for its online- and blended-learning platform
Stanford, UC Berkeley and University of Queensland among those contributing to the platform released via open source license.
Automatically grading programming homework
Software 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 videos
MOOC 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 institutions
EdX 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 making
Materials for the new MITx summer course Mechanics ReView have been refined during a half-decade of development
Nine MIT faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Among 198 elected this year to the prestigious honorary society.
6.002x to be offered at up to 12 California State University campuses
The 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 platform
edX 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 convene
Idea Bank to solicit community input.
Higher-ed leaders meet to discuss future of online education
Innovative 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 edX
Consortium doubles its institutional membership with the addition of universities in Australia, Europe, Canada and the United States.
MIT engineers elected to national academy
Three 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 future
Saying ‘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.
Office of Digital Learning to host open house
Event to share opportunities and services from MITx, OEIT and OCW.