How to beat others to the mathematical punch
New MITx MOOC brings the street fighting approach to solving math problems.
MathWorks expands its support for digital learning at MIT
Pledges an additional $2 million in the next three years to support the development of massive open online courses
Massive open entrepreneurship
New MITx MOOC brings the expertise of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship to the Web.
MITx and HarvardX release MOOC datasets and visualization tools
"Insights" tools provide intuitive interface for accessing enrollment and demographic data from edX courses.
New MITx course shares how data has changed healthcare, dating, and baseball
15.071 The Analytics Edge examines real-world examples and teaches analytic approaches.
MITx course builds a systematic approach to understanding the uncertain
6.041x shows learners how to use probability to make scientifically sound predictions under uncertainty.
MIT and Harvard release working papers on open online courses
Research findings challenge common misconceptions, offer surprising insights about how students engage with MOOCs.
MITx course injects science into the global warming debate
12.340x focuses on teaching students academic rigor, not rhetoric.
Former MIT president Charles M. Vest dies at 72
As the Institute’s leader from 1990 to 2004, he sparked a period of dynamism.
Reif releases preliminary report of the Institute-Wide Task Force on the Future of MIT Education
Report presents possibilities for reimagining an MIT education.
Task Force on the Future of MIT Education works toward preliminary report this fall
Hundreds of members of the MIT community — including more than half of the faculty — have weighed in on the topic.
MITx introduces ‘XSeries’ course-sequence certificates on edX
EdX also introduces new ID verification service.
MITx philosophy course hits the hard questions
24.00x to tackle problems that 'do not have an instruction manual'
MITx course aims to start worldwide conversation about global architecture
4.605x A Global History of Architecture offers fresh perspective on the principles and forces at play in the discipline.