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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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<p> MIT News Office</p>
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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 “<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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<p>Students can sign up for the course
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at <a href="http://mitx.mit.edu">mitx.mit.edu</a>. The course will
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officially begin on March 5 and run through June 8.</p>
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<p> Modeled after MIT’s 6.002 — an introductory course for
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undergraduate students in MIT’s Department of Electrical
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Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) — 6.002x will introduce
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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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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 <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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<p>
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To access the course, registered students will log in
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at <a href="http://mitx.mit.edu">mitx.mit.edu</a>, where they will
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find a course schedule, an e-textbook for the course, and a discussion
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board. Each week, students will watch video lectures and
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demonstrations, work with practice exercises, complete homework
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assignments, and participate in an online interactive lab specifically
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designed to replicate its real-world counterpart. Students will also
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take exams and be able to check their grades as they progress in the
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course. Overall, students can expect to spend approximately 10 hours
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each week on the course.
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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 <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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experience.”
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</blockquote>
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<p> <a href="http://mitx.mit.edu"> A video introduction to 6.002x can
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be found here.</a></p>
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<p> <a href="/6002x-faq.html"> A set of Frequently Asked Questions
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about 6.002x can be found here.</a></p>
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<p>
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<a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-faq-1219">
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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 <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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<p>
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Further courses are expected to become
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available beginning in the fall.
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</p>
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<h3>
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RELATED:
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</h3>
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<p>
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<a href="/index.html">
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6.002x course website
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</a>
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</p>
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<p>
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<a href="/6002x-faq.html">
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6.002x FAQ
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</a>
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</p>
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<h3>
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ARCHIVE: "MIT launches online learning initiative"
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</h3>
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<a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-education-initiative-1219.html">
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http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-education-initiative-1219.html
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</a>
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<h3>
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<i>MITx</i> website
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<a href="http://mitx.mit.edu">
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http://mitx.mit.edu
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TAGS:
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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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