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MIT launches online learning initiative (MIT)
MIT today announced the launch of an online learning initiative internally
called “_MITx_.” _MITx_ will offer a portfolio of MIT courses through an
online interactive learning platform that will:
* organize and present course material to enable students to learn at their
own pace
* feature interactivity, online laboratories and student-to-student
communication
* allow for the individual assessment of any student’s work and allow
students who demonstrate their mastery of subjects to earn a certificate of
completion awarded by _MITx_
* operate on an open-source, scalable software infrastructure in order to
make it continuously improving and readily available to other educational
institutions.
MIT expects that this learning platform will enhance the educational
experience of its on-campus students, offering them online tools that
supplement and enrich their classroom and laboratory experiences. MIT also
expects that _MITx_ will eventually host a virtual community of millions of
learners around the world.
**MIT will couple online learning with research on learning**
MIT’s online learning initiative is led by MIT Provost L. Rafael Reif, and its
development will be coupled with an MIT-wide research initiative on online
teaching and learning under his leadership.
“Students worldwide are increasingly supplementing their …
