This set of questions and answers accompanies MIT’s February 13, -2012, announcement regarding MITx’s prototype course — +2012, announcement regarding MITx’s prototype course — 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics.
On campus, MITx will be coupled with an Institute-wide research +
On campus, MITx will be coupled with an Institute-wide research initiative on online teaching and learning. The online learning tools -that MITx develops will benefit the educational experience of +that MITx develops will benefit the educational experience of residential students by supplementing and reinforcing the classroom and laboratory experiences.
-Beyond the MIT campus, MITx will endeavor to break down barriers to +Beyond the MIT campus, MITx will endeavor to break down barriers to education in two ways. First, it will offer the online teaching of MIT courses to people around the world and the opportunity for able learners to gain certification of mastery of MIT material. Second, it will make freely available to educational institutions everywhere the -open-source software infrastructure on which MITx courses are based. +open-source software infrastructure on which MITx courses are based.
Since it launched OpenCourseWare 10 years ago, MIT has been committed to using technology to improve and greatly widen access to -education. The launch of MITx represents a next step forward in that +education. The launch of MITx represents a next step forward in that effort.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ At MIT, each course is assigned a number. All courses in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) start with the number 6, and 6.002 (also known as Circuits and Electronics) is one of the introductory courses for EECS -undergraduates. MITx’s 6.002x is modeled on the on-campus +undergraduates. MITx’s 6.002x is modeled on the on-campus version of 6.002. @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Do I need to follow a set timeline in completing 6.002x?-In this pilot course of MITx, learners seeking a certificate will have +In this pilot course of MITx, learners seeking a certificate will have weekly deadlines for homework and labs. Similarly, the midterm and final exam will be given within a specific range of days. However, faster-paced learners can proceed multiple weeks ahead if they choose. @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ prototype wiki and discussion forum. Are there prerequisites to take the course?
-While MITx courses are open to all, there are some skills required to +While MITx courses are open to all, there are some skills required to succeed in taking the course.
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ math backgrounds. How much does the course cost?-All of the courses on MITx will be free of charge. Those who have the +All of the courses on MITx will be free of charge. Those who have the ability and motivation to demonstrate mastery of content can receive a credential for a modest fee. For this prototype course, the fee for a credential will be waived. @@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ What is a credential?
Any learner who successfully completes 6.002x will receive an electronic certificate indicating a grade. This certificate will -indicate that you earned it from MITx’s pilot course. In this -prototype version, MITx will not require that you be tested in a +indicate that you earned it from MITx’s pilot course. In this +prototype version, MITx will not require that you be tested in a testing center or otherwise have your identity certified in order to receive this certificate.
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ receive this certificate. Who is grading the course?-MITx courses will use automated technologies to check student work +MITx courses will use automated technologies to check student work including practice exercises, homework assignments, labs and exams.
diff --git a/6002x-press-release.html b/6002x-press-release.html index c5ead707e8..8cb394db99 100644 --- a/6002x-press-release.html +++ b/6002x-press-release.html @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@In December, MIT announced the -launch of an online learning initiative called “MITx.” +launch of an online learning initiative called “MITx.” Starting this week, interested learners can now enroll for free in the initiative”s prototype course -- 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics.
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) — 6.002x will introduce engineering in the context of the lumped circuit abstraction, helping students make the transition from physics to the fields of electrical engineering and computer science. It will be taught by Anant Agarwal, -EECS professor and director of MIT”s Computer Science and +EECS professor and director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL); Chris Terman, CSAIL co-director; EECS Professor Gerald Sussman; and CSAIL Research Scientist Piotr Mitros.- “We are very excited to begin MITx with this prototype + “We are very excited to begin MITx with this prototype class,” says MIT Provost L. Rafael Reif. “We will use this prototype course to optimize the tools we have built by soliciting and acting on feedback from learners.” @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ each week on the course.
-“We invite you to join us for this pilot course of MITx,” +“We invite you to join us for this pilot course of MITx,” Agarwal says. “The 6.002x team of professors and teaching assistants is excited to work with you on the discussion forum, and we look forward to your feedback to improve the learning @@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ about 6.002x can be found here.-FAQs about MITx as a whole can be found here. +FAQs about MITx as a whole can be found here.
At the end of the prototype course, students who demonstrate their mastery will be able to receive a certificate of completion for -free. In future MITx courses, students who complete the mastery -requirement on MITx will be able to receive the credential for a +free. In future MITx courses, students who complete the mastery +requirement on MITx will be able to receive the credential for a modest fee.
@@ -112,19 +112,19 @@ http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-education-initiative-1219.html-MITx website +MITx website
http://mitx.mit.edu -+
Education has entered an era of rapid, exciting, technology-enabled change. At MIT, we welcome the opportunity to harness the power of on-line technology for our students and for the -world. On December 19, 2011, we announced MITx, an initiative to +world. On December 19, 2011, we announced MITx, an initiative to offer exciting, challenging and enriching courses to anyone, anywhere, who has the motivation and ability to engage MIT’s educational content.
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ educational content. launched OpenCourseWare, which places online the course materials for substantially the entire MIT curriculum, and was the genesis of today’s worldwide -movement in free, open educational resources. MITx is the next step +movement in free, open educational resources. MITx is the next step in opening MIT’s educational doors to the world. Through OCW and -MITx, MIT invites the world to join it in the passion, hard work and +MITx, MIT invites the world to join it in the passion, hard work and thrill of learning and discovery. -MITx students who demonstrate their mastery of a subject can earn -a certificate of completion awarded by MITx.
+MITx students who demonstrate their mastery of a subject can earn +a certificate of completion awarded by MITx.
-MITx courses will be available to the world through an Internet +
MITx courses will be available to the world through an Internet platform that MIT will make freely available. MIT hopes that other educational institutions, anywhere in the world, will adapt and use the platform to publish their own educational content online for the @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ benefit of learners. Because the platform will be open-source and scalable, adopters and users can continuously improve it, for the benefit of everyone.
-Excellence in teaching and learning. MIT must always provide its students the very best teaching and learning tools possible. MIT @@ -59,34 +59,34 @@ faculty members, confirmed MIT’s conviction that digital technologies enrich learning. Many other innovative institutions and enterprises believe the same and are bringing creative online offerings forward. Having brain-stormed, investigated and studied, -we were ready to act and eager to start. We announced our MITx +we were ready to act and eager to start. We announced our MITx aspiration to capture and encourage the energy of our faculty in creating new online teaching and learning tools.
-Once up and running, MITx will be a laboratory for online -learning. Whether MITx learners are MIT’s on-campus students, -university students elsewhere, or independent learners, MITx will help +
Once up and running, MITx will be a laboratory for online +learning. Whether MITx learners are MIT’s on-campus students, +university students elsewhere, or independent learners, MITx will help us understand how online learning occurs and how virtual communities of learners assemble -- information that in turn will allow us to -improve both MITx and our on-campus teaching.
+improve both MITx and our on-campus teaching. -Access to higher education. MITx will help shatter barriers to +
Access to higher education. MITx will help shatter barriers to education. The constraints of MIT’s physical campus allow us to admit less than 10 percent of our undergraduate applicants. We teach on-campus only a tiny fraction of the people in the world with the ability and motivation to learn MIT content. Online technology provides a new and different portal into MIT-quality education. -Through MITx, MIT educational content can reach, augment, and enrich +Through MITx, MIT educational content can reach, augment, and enrich the education and livelihood of many learners who cannot attend MIT.
-MITx does not provide a full MIT education. Our residential +
MITx does not provide a full MIT education. Our residential campus is the heart of MIT’s knowledge creation and dissemination. MIT students enjoy a comprehensive curriculum and distinct educational environment. Without MIT, there would be no -MITx.
+MITx. -Advancing the public good. MITx is an opportunity to help +
Advancing the public good. MITx is an opportunity to help preserve and expand higher education as a public good. Historically, the investment of public and private assets in enormous amounts has produced the public benefits of knowledge creation and dissemination, @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ education to migrate online, MIT sees the opportunity to democratize education with unprecedented efficiency and scalability. We possess a strong desire and feel a compelling obligation to offer a not-for-profit, mission-driven, open-technology approach to online -learning. MITx is our contribution.
+learning. MITx is our contribution.Press & links: 6.002x Press Release, 6.002x FAQ, MITx overview, Boston Globe, New York Times, MIT Press Release, MITx FAQ,
+Press & links: 6.002x Press Release, 6.002x FAQ, MITx overview, Boston Globe, New York Times, MIT Press Release, MITx FAQ