MIT OpenCourseWare offers free courses from expert researchers (Originally published on Medium by MIT Open Learning) The National Academy of Sciences has elected five MIT faculty members for their “distinguished…
Continue readingThis past Monday, revered mathematics professor Gilbert Strang capped a 61-year career as a faculty member at MIT by delivering his final lecture before retiring at the age of 88….
Continue readingBy Peter Chipman, OCW Digital Publication Specialist and OCW Educator Assistant For the past 31 years, the MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program has honored several MIT professors each year who have made…
Continue readingIn October of last year, MIT Open Learning hosted representatives from Tennessee State University, Morehouse College, Edward Waters University, Bethune-Cookman University, and Central State University as part of a collaboration…
Continue readingOver the past couple of decades, we’ve witnessed how open access to knowledge has empowered so many people to transform their lives and build new opportunities in their communities. Hundreds…
Continue readingStudy group of medical students in Turkey uses free resources to pursue a PhD-level research agenda By Duyen Nguyen About two years ago, a group of medical students at Ege…
Continue reading“I get the chance to not only watch the future happen, but I can actually be a part of it and create it,” says Ugandan entrepreneur Emmanuel Kasigazi. Duyen Nguyen…
Continue readingFor MIT OpenCourseWare and MITx MicroMasters learner Michael Pilgreen, risk-taking and hands-on learning opened new doors in finance By Duyen Nguyen Even before joining a financial technology startup, Michael Pilgreen…
Continue readingEPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, Professor Gigliola Staffilani shares how she makes calculus feel less abstract and more meaningful. TRANSCRIPT EPISODE NOTES Professor Gigliola Staffilani, who teaches in MIT’s Department of…
Continue readingEPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, social robotics pioneer Prof. Cynthia Breazeal discusses artificial intelligence in our lives, digital citizenship, and AI education for all. TRANSCRIPT EPISODE NOTES When humans interact, they…
Continue readingBy Peter Chipman, OCW Digital Publication Specialist and OCW Educator Assistant It was a great pleasure to learn that MIT’s Math Department has named Paige Dote as one of five…
Continue readingEarlier this year, OpenCourseWare released its next generation (“NextGen”) platform to the world. This is the most foundational upgrade to OCW in its history, positioning OCW to serve learners and…
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