We are delighted to introduce you to the next generation of MIT OpenCourseWare. MIT’s “NextGen OCW” means new and improved experiences for learners – more support for educators – energizing…
Continue readingBy Peter Chipman, OCW Digital Publication Specialist and OCW Educator Assistant For the past 29 years, the MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program has honored several MIT professors each year who have made…
Continue readingBy Peter Chipman, OCW Digital Publication Specialist and OCW Educator Assistant We’re saddened to hear of the death of our friend Herb Gross, who passed away on May 27th at the age…
Continue readingNow a PhD student in physics at SUNY Stony Brook, Kyle Lee’s journey began online with MIT OpenCourseWare By Duyen Nguyen | MIT Open Learning Within two weeks of taking…
Continue readingMIT OpenCourseWare’s videos on YouTube, which had been blocked around the world since last Thursday evening, are once again viewable. Just before midnight (EDT) on Thursday June 14, over 5,000…
Continue readingAt around midnight on June 14, a number of OCW videos on YouTube suddenly became unavailable for many learners. Instead, they saw the following message from YouTube: “This video contains…
Continue readingIt’s a great day for art and the Commons! Today, the Metropolitan Museum of Art unveiled a new Open Access policy for 375,000 images from their permanent collection – spanning 5,000…
Continue readingMaybe it’s an idea that’s been rattling around your head or maybe you’re about to have an epiphany that can dramatically improve the lives of hundreds, thousands, or even millions…
Continue readingMIT OpenCourseWare joins with our colleagues across higher education to mourn the passing of William Bowen. As president of the Mellon Foundation, he played a central role in the creation of…
Continue readingPresident Barack Obama has evolved in many ways during his eight years in office, both personally and politically. Add now to that list, becoming a self-professed science nerd? We caught an early…
Continue readingMIT News reports that six MIT faculty members and the chair of the MIT Corporation are among 213 leaders from academia, business, public affairs, the humanities, and the arts elected…
Continue readingThis week, as we celebrate the 15 year anniversary of MIT OpenCourseWare’s unveiling, we’re reflecting on other great strides taken in 2001 and in the years since. It wasn’t so long ago,…
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