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More about 6.002x
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</h1>
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<h2> Answering common questions about the first course on MITx, the
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<h2> Answering common questions about the first course on <i>MITx</i>, the
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Institute’s online-learning initiative.</h2>
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<p>
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This set of questions and answers accompanies MIT’s February 13,
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2012, announcement regarding MITx’s prototype course —
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2012, announcement regarding <i>MITx</i>’s prototype course —
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6.002x: Circuits and Electronics.
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</p>
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<h2>
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What is MITx? MIT seeks through the development of MITx to improve
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What is <i>MITx</i>? MIT seeks through the development of <i>MITx</i> to improve
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education both on the MIT campus and around the world.
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</h2>
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<p> On campus, MITx will be coupled with an Institute-wide research
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<p> On campus, <i>MITx</i> will be coupled with an Institute-wide research
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initiative on online teaching and learning. The online learning tools
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that MITx develops will benefit the educational experience of
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that <i>MITx</i> develops will benefit the educational experience of
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residential students by supplementing and reinforcing the classroom
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and laboratory experiences.</p>
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<p>
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Beyond the MIT campus, MITx will endeavor to break down barriers to
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Beyond the MIT campus, <i>MITx</i> will endeavor to break down barriers to
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education in two ways. First, it will offer the online teaching of MIT
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courses to people around the world and the opportunity for able
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learners to gain certification of mastery of MIT material. Second, it
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will make freely available to educational institutions everywhere the
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open-source software infrastructure on which MITx courses are based.
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open-source software infrastructure on which <i>MITx</i> courses are based.
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</p>
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<p>
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Since it launched OpenCourseWare 10 years ago, MIT has been committed
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to using technology to improve and greatly widen access to
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education. The launch of MITx represents a next step forward in that
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education. The launch of <i>MITx</i> represents a next step forward in that
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effort.
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</p>
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Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) start
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with the number 6, and 6.002 (also known as Circuits and Electronics)
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is one of the introductory courses for EECS
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undergraduates. MITx’s 6.002x is modeled on the on-campus
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undergraduates. <i>MITx</i>’s 6.002x is modeled on the on-campus
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version of 6.002.
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</p>
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</h2>
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<p>
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In this pilot course of MITx, learners seeking a certificate will have
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In this pilot course of <i>MITx</i>, learners seeking a certificate will have
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weekly deadlines for homework and labs. Similarly, the midterm and
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final exam will be given within a specific range of days. However,
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faster-paced learners can proceed multiple weeks ahead if they choose.
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Are there prerequisites to take the course?
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</h2>
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<p>
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While MITx courses are open to all, there are some skills required to
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While <i>MITx</i> courses are open to all, there are some skills required to
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succeed in taking the course.
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</p>
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How much does the course cost?
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</h2>
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<p>
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All of the courses on MITx will be free of charge. Those who have the
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All of the courses on <i>MITx</i> will be free of charge. Those who have the
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ability and motivation to demonstrate mastery of content can receive a
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credential for a modest fee. For this prototype course, the fee for a
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credential will be waived.
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<p>
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Any learner who successfully completes 6.002x will receive an
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electronic certificate indicating a grade. This certificate will
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indicate that you earned it from MITx’s pilot course. In this
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prototype version, MITx will not require that you be tested in a
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indicate that you earned it from <i>MITx</i>’s pilot course. In this
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prototype version, <i>MITx</i> will not require that you be tested in a
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testing center or otherwise have your identity certified in order to
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receive this certificate.
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</p>
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Who is grading the course?
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</h2>
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<p>
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MITx courses will use automated technologies to check student work
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<i>MITx</i> courses will use automated technologies to check student work
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including practice exercises, homework assignments, labs and exams.
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</p>
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<section class="subpage">
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<div>
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<h1> MITx prototype course opens for enrollment—Online-learning
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<h1> <i>MITx</i> prototype course opens for enrollment—Online-learning
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initiative’s first offering, ‘6.002x: Circuits and
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Electronics,’ accepting registrants now.</h1>
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Electronics,’ accepting registrants now.</h1>
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<p> In December,
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MIT <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-education-initiative-1219.html">announced </a>the
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launch of an online learning initiative called “MITx.”
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launch of an online learning initiative called “<i>MITx</i>.”
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Starting this week, interested learners can now enroll for free in the
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initiative”s prototype course -- 6.002x: Circuits and
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Electronics.</p>
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engineering in the context of the lumped circuit abstraction, helping
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students make the transition from physics to the fields of electrical
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engineering and computer science. It will be taught by Anant Agarwal,
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EECS professor and director of MIT”s Computer Science and
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EECS professor and director of MIT's Computer Science and
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Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL); Chris Terman, CSAIL
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co-director; EECS Professor Gerald Sussman; and CSAIL Research
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Scientist Piotr Mitros.</p>
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<blockquote>
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<p>
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“We are very excited to begin MITx with this prototype
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“We are very excited to begin <i>MITx</i> with this prototype
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class,” says MIT Provost L. Rafael Reif. “We will use
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this prototype course to optimize the tools we have built by
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soliciting and acting on feedback from learners.”
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</p>
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<blockquote>
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“We invite you to join us for this pilot course of MITx,”
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“We invite you to join us for this pilot course of <i>MITx</i>,”
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Agarwal says. “The 6.002x team of professors and teaching
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assistants is excited to work with you on the discussion forum, and we
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look forward to your feedback to improve the learning
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<p>
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<a href="/mitx-overview.html">
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FAQs about MITx as a whole can be found here.
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FAQs about <i>MITx</i> as a whole can be found here.
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</a>
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</p>
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<p>
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At the end of the prototype course, students who demonstrate their
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mastery will be able to receive a certificate of completion for
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free. In future MITx courses, students who complete the mastery
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requirement on MITx will be able to receive the credential for a
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free. In future <i>MITx</i> courses, students who complete the mastery
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requirement on <i>MITx</i> will be able to receive the credential for a
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modest fee.
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</p>
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</a>
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<h3>
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MITx website
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<i>MITx</i> website
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</h3>
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<a href="http://mitx.mit.edu">
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http://mitx.mit.edu
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</a>
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<h3>
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<!--h3>
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TAGS:
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</h3>
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<p>
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MITx; students; education, teaching, academics; innovation and
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<i>MITx</i>; students; education, teaching, academics; innovation and
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invention; faculty; mit administration; learning; electrical
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engineering and computer science; csail
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</p>
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</p-->
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</div>
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</section>
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<section class="subpage">
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<div>
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<h1> MITx Advances MIT’s Vision for Online Learning</h1>
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<h1> <i>MITx</i> Advances MIT’s Vision for Online Learning</h1>
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<p> Education has entered an era of rapid, exciting,
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technology-enabled change. At MIT, we welcome the opportunity to
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harness the power of on-line technology for our students and for the
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world. On December 19, 2011, we announced MITx, an initiative to
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world. On December 19, 2011, we announced <i>MITx</i>, an initiative to
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offer exciting, challenging and enriching courses to anyone,
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anywhere, who has the motivation and ability to engage MIT’s
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educational content.</p>
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launched <a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm">OpenCourseWare</a>,
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which places online the course materials for substantially the entire
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MIT curriculum, and was the genesis of today’s worldwide
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movement in free, open educational resources. MITx is the next step
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movement in free, open educational resources. <i>MITx</i> is the next step
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in opening MIT’s educational doors to the world. Through OCW and
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MITx, MIT invites the world to join it in the passion, hard work and
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<i>MITx</i>, MIT invites the world to join it in the passion, hard work and
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thrill of learning and discovery.</p>
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<h2>MITx will e-publish interactive online courses that:</h2>
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<h2><i>MITx</i> will e-publish interactive online courses that:</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Empower students to learn at their own pace;</li>
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<li>Assess individual student learning as the student progresses through the course.</li>
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</ul>
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<p> MITx students who demonstrate their mastery of a subject can earn
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a certificate of completion awarded by MITx.</p>
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<p> <i>MITx</i> students who demonstrate their mastery of a subject can earn
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a certificate of completion awarded by <i>MITx</i>.</p>
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<p> MITx courses will be available to the world through an Internet
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<p> <i>MITx</i> courses will be available to the world through an Internet
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platform that MIT will make freely available. MIT hopes that other
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educational institutions, anywhere in the world, will adapt and use
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the platform to publish their own educational content online for the
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scalable, adopters and users can continuously improve it, for the
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benefit of everyone.</p>
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<h2> Why Is MIT Creating MITx?</h2>
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<h2> Why Is MIT Creating <i>MITx</i>?</h2>
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<p> Excellence in teaching and learning. MIT must always provide its
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students the very best teaching and learning tools possible. MIT
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technologies enrich learning. Many other innovative institutions and
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enterprises believe the same and are bringing creative online
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offerings forward. Having brain-stormed, investigated and studied,
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we were ready to act and eager to start. We announced our MITx
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we were ready to act and eager to start. We announced our <i>MITx</i>
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aspiration to capture and encourage the energy of our faculty in
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creating new online teaching and learning tools. </p>
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<p> Once up and running, MITx will be a laboratory for online
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learning. Whether MITx learners are MIT’s on-campus students,
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university students elsewhere, or independent learners, MITx will help
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<p> Once up and running, <i>MITx</i> will be a laboratory for online
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learning. Whether <i>MITx</i> learners are MIT’s on-campus students,
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university students elsewhere, or independent learners, <i>MITx</i> will help
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us understand how online learning occurs and how virtual communities
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of learners assemble -- information that in turn will allow us to
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improve both MITx and our on-campus teaching. </p>
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improve both <i>MITx</i> and our on-campus teaching. </p>
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<p> Access to higher education. MITx will help shatter barriers to
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<p> Access to higher education. <i>MITx</i> will help shatter barriers to
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education. The constraints of MIT’s physical campus allow us to
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admit less than 10 percent of our undergraduate applicants. We teach
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on-campus only a tiny fraction of the people in the world with the
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ability and motivation to learn MIT content. Online technology
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provides a new and different portal into MIT-quality education.
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Through MITx, MIT educational content can reach, augment, and enrich
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Through <i>MITx</i>, MIT educational content can reach, augment, and enrich
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the education and livelihood of many learners who cannot attend
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MIT. </p>
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<p> MITx does not provide a full MIT education. Our residential
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<p> <i>MITx</i> does not provide a full MIT education. Our residential
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campus is the heart of MIT’s knowledge creation and
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dissemination. MIT students enjoy a comprehensive curriculum and
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distinct educational environment. Without MIT, there would be no
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MITx. </p>
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<i>MITx</i>. </p>
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<p> Advancing the public good. MITx is an opportunity to help
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<p> Advancing the public good. <i>MITx</i> is an opportunity to help
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preserve and expand higher education as a public good. Historically,
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the investment of public and private assets in enormous amounts has
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produced the public benefits of knowledge creation and dissemination,
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education with unprecedented efficiency and scalability. We possess a
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strong desire and feel a compelling obligation to offer a
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not-for-profit, mission-driven, open-technology approach to online
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learning. MITx is our contribution. </p>
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learning. <i>MITx</i> is our contribution. </p>
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</div>
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</section>
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<li>operates on an open-source, scalable software infrastructure in order to make it continuously improving and readily available to other educational institutions, such as universities and K-12 school systems.</li>
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</ul>
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<p><strong>Press & links:</strong> <a href="/6002x-press-release.html">6.002x Press Release</a>, <a href="/6002x-faq.html">6.002x FAQ</a>, <a href="/mitx-overview.html">MITx overview</a>, <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/12/19/mit_to_launch_online_only_graded_courses_free_to_all/?page=full" target="_blank">Boston Globe</a>, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/education/mit-expands-free-online-courses-offering-certificates.html?_r=3&hpw=" target="_blank">New York Times</a>, <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-education-initiative-1219.html" target="_blank">MIT Press Release</a>, <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-faq-1219" target="_blank"><em>MITx</em> FAQ</a>, </p>
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<p><strong>Press & links:</strong> <a href="/6002x-press-release.html">6.002x Press Release</a>, <a href="/6002x-faq.html">6.002x FAQ</a>, <a href="/mitx-overview.html">MITx overview</a>, <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/12/19/mit_to_launch_online_only_graded_courses_free_to_all/?page=full" target="_blank">Boston Globe</a>, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/education/mit-expands-free-online-courses-offering-certificates.html?_r=3&hpw=" target="_blank">New York Times</a>, <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-education-initiative-1219.html" target="_blank">MIT Press Release</a>, <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-faq-1219" target="_blank"><em>MITx</em> FAQ</a> </p>
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</section>
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