From cdaed49a2bca23c8902cf137433f29ef5097cd96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Piotr Mitros
The course will start on March 5. Check the website @@ -41,17 +43,20 @@ the course website 6.002x.mitx.mit.edu on or slightly before March 5 so you can login, begin to get familiar with the site and start the course.
+You will not be able to log into the course until either the starting date, or shortly before.
+The lectures are on-line videos, and may be watched at your own pace and schedule. The course will have fixed deadlines for homework assignments and exams.
+You do not have to do anything. You can simply stop working on the course at any time you choose to do so.
+For the prototype course, learners achieving grades of "A," "B," @@ -85,6 +92,7 @@ will be disclosed outside of MITx. You can also choose to opt for a no record at any time. However, the posts you make while enrolled in the class will remain visible.
+No, you do not need special software to access 6.002x, as you will access the online interactive course through your browser. The course -website was developed and tested primarily with Google Chrome. We -support current versions of Mozilla Firefox as well. The video player -is designed to work with Flash. While we provide a partial non-Flash -fallback for the video, as well as partial support for Internet -Explorer, other browsers and tablets, portions of the functionality -will be unavailable. +website was developed and tested primarily with the current version of +Google Chrome. We support current versions of Mozilla Firefox as +well. The video player is based on Youtube, and is designed to work +with Flash. We provide a partial non-Flash fallback for the video, but +this uses Google's experimental HTML5 API, and hence we cannot +guarantee those will continue to function for the duration of the +semester. We provide partial support for Internet Explorer, as well as +other browsers and tablets, but portions of the functionality will be +unavailable.
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