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MIT Global Entrepreneur Bootcamp alumnus Yen Pei Tay has enjoyed startup success with his Simplify app.

From MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp to boomtown

An MIT global entrepreneur launches one of the world's most innovative companies.

February 15, 2017

Researchers are collaborating to close the achievement gap in MOOCs worldwide.

Small interventions, big effects: Closing the MOOC achievement gap

Techniques that develop a sense of belonging help to improve global MOOC persistence and completion rates.

January 31, 2017

At MIT, a panel discussed a new U.S. Department of Education report. Left to right: Sharon Lew, senior policy advisor and key author of the supplement; Joseph South, director of OET; Sanjay Sarma, vice president for open learning at MIT; Ted Mitchell, U.S. under secretary of education; Barbara Means, director of the Center for Technology in Learning at SRI International; and Anant Agarwal, CEO of ...

U.S. Department of Education launches supplement to technology plan focused on higher education

Ted Mitchell, Department of Education under secretary, visited MIT to discuss student-centered focus of the supplement.

January 19, 2017

New MOOC study explores 290 MIT and Harvard online courses, a quarter-million certifications, 4.5 million participants, and 28 million participant-hours.

Study of MOOCs offers insights into online learner engagement and behavior

New report, based on four years of data from edX, represents one of the largest surveys of massive open online courses to date.

January 12, 2017

Competency exam certificate now available for MITx Introduction to Biology course

New option for online learners tests subject mastery and provides meaningful certificates for one of the most popular MITx courses.

January 3, 2017

“Policymakers, NGO activists, and businesspeople in developing countries are increasingly aware of the importance of good data and rigorous evidence for designing and choosing policies and projects — and implementing them effectively,” says Esther Duflo, the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics.

MIT announces MITx MicroMasters program in development economics, with path to full master’s degree

Institute to offer its first “blended-only” master’s program, in data, economics, and development policy.

December 5, 2016

The Al Ghurair Foundation is now accepting applications for their first-ever MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management scholarship.

Expanding Arab access to MITx MicroMasters in supply chain management

Al Ghurair Foundation now accepting applications for a new scholarship opportunity.

October 21, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh attends a Boston STEM Week kickoff event.

Inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers with Boston STEM Week

MIT collaborates with Boston Public Schools to bring hands-on curricula to local students.

October 7, 2016

MIT team members and Arapahoe Community College faculty test out the Fly-by-Wire Student App on classroom iPads.

Collaborating with community colleges to innovate educational technology

Inspired by aerospace engineering, MIT Fly-by-Wire project enables customized teaching and learning experiences.

September 29, 2016

Online learners that obtain the MITx MicroMasters credential in supply chain management now have a faster path to a master’s degree at MIT and also at Curtin University and the University of Queensland.

Thirteen universities adopt MicroMasters and launch 18 new programs via edX

MITx expands reach of MicroMasters in supply chain management with new paths to a master’s degree.

September 20, 2016

MIT professor Hazel Sive, third from left, met with Tunisian professors who participated in the new MIT-Educator program on campus this summer. From left to right: Dr. Youssef Trifa; Dr. Hend Younsi Kaabachi; professor Hazel Sive; Dr. Dalila Haouas; Dr. Karim Naghmouchi; professor Amel Hamza-Chaffai; Dr. Karima Fadhlaoui; Dr. Mahfoudh Wijden; Julia Reynolds-Cuellar; Dr. Saoussen Benzarti; Dr. Nabi...

The teacher becomes the student

Ten Tunisian professors take part in MIT-Educator’s inaugural program to examine their higher-ed practices.

September 2, 2016

In an MITx Philosophy MOOC, online learners can have their work graded and commented upon by professional philosophers.

Popular MITx philosophy MOOC introduces instructor grading

August 15, 2016

Dipa Shah of the MIT Teaching and Learning Lab leads a digital education workshop for civil and environmental engineering postdocs.

Using educational technology to enhance student learning

August 5, 2016

A new course from MIT Professional Education aims to help professionals translate immense amounts of raw data into actionable insights.

New online course addresses data science challenges

“Data Science: Data to Insights” from IDSS and MIT Professional Education begins Oct. 4.

August 4, 2016

Seymour Papert was a world-renowned visionary in education and a founding faculty member of the MIT Media Lab.

Professor Emeritus Seymour Papert, pioneer of constructionist learning, dies at 88

World-renowned mathematician, learning theorist, and educational-technology visionary was a founding faculty member of the MIT Media Lab.

August 1, 2016

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