Massive open online courses (MOOCs)

EdX expands xConsortium to Asia and doubles in size with addition of 15 new global institutionsEdX continues to grow its network of the world's leading institutions of higher education to meet global demand and increase access to quality education.

Sal Khan: ‘I love learning’At MIT, alumnus describes his path to reshaping education through highly accessible online videos.

Lawrence Bacow speaks on challenges facing higher educationFormer MIT chancellor examines rising costs, digital learning in Charles L. Miller Lecture

An MIT physics MOOC five years in the makingMaterials for the new MITx summer course Mechanics ReView have been refined during a half-decade of development

6.003z signals a new open education ecosystemMITx student used OCW to create his own massive open online course.

6.002x to be offered at up to 12 California State University campusesThe expanded collaboration between San Jose State University and edX follows a successful pilot that increased pass rates.

Stanford University to collaborate with edX on development of non-profit open-source edX platformedX Learning Platform to be open source and available on June 1

A new wrinkle in online educationAn experimental online course gives some students scheduling freedom.

With an educational ‘revolution’ afoot, Task Force on the Future of MIT Education to conveneIdea Bank to solicit community input.

Faculty describe experiments with digital learning on MacVicar DayParticipants discuss how they are 'reimagining the MIT classroom.'

MITx version of introductory biology class has deep roots7.00x brings an MIT classic online.

Higher-ed leaders meet to discuss future of online educationInnovative pedagogical techniques and the effects of online-learning tools on on-campus education subjects of conversation at MIT- and Harvard-led summit.

Six new institutions join edXConsortium doubles its institutional membership with the addition of universities in Australia, Europe, Canada and the United States.

Office of Educational Innovation and Technology joins the Office of Digital Learning

OCW brings educational opportunities to Sierra LeoneStudent builds robot from old toy parts using course materials from 6.270.

Institute-Wide Task Force aims to sketch the MIT education of the futureSaying ‘we are in the midst of an educational revolution,’ President L. Rafael Reif asks Professor Sanjay Sarma and EVP and Treasurer Israel Ruiz to lead an effort to envision the MIT of 2020 and beyond.

Duflo, Lander, Lewin to lead spring-semester MITx coursesEdX takes stock of last semester’s MITx courses; data will be used to improve education online and in the classroom.

Sanjay Sarma appointed as MIT’s first director of digital learningMechanical engineering professor will shepherd efforts to integrate elements of online education into traditional MIT courses.

OEIT's role in fostering open education: an interview with Vijay KumarThe director of MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology discusses OEIT's role.

Innovation in the classroom‘Future of Education’ symposium, held before the inauguration of President L. Rafael Reif, examines the evolution of teaching and learning.

Open Education on the Move: An Interview with Vijay KumarDirector of MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT) discusses some of the key concepts propelling the open education movement.

UC Berkeley joins edXUC Berkeley joins Harvard and MIT not-for-profit online-learning collaborative; edX broadens free course offerings into public health, computer science and solid-state chemistry; opens registration

Lessons learned from MITx’s prototype courseAs the team behind MIT’s ambitious online learning program gears up to introduce new courses in the fall, it takes stock of its initial experiences.