Anant Agarwal, MIT professor and edX CEO, wins Yidan Prize
On Sept. 15 the Yidan Prize named MIT professor and edX co-founder Anant Agarwal as one of two 2018 laureates. The Yidan Prize judging panel, led by former Director-General of UNESCO Koichiro Matsuura,...
View ArticleNew learning opportunities for displaced persons
This week, the MIT Refugee Action Hub (ReACT) announced that it is now accepting applications for the second offering of the Certificate Program in Computer and Data Science. The one-year course of...
View ArticleMITx MicroMasters adds new pathways to master’s degrees
The MITx MicroMasters program recently added more pathway institutions, offering learners from around the globe enhanced access to “blended” master’s programs. Learners who pass an integrated set of...
View ArticleGil Strang is still going strong, online and in print
MIT’s class 18.06 (Linear Algebra) has surpassed 10 million views on OpenCourseWare (OCW). That’s the kind of math that makes Professor Gilbert Strang one of the most recognized mathematicians in the...
View ArticleA road paved with open learning
After graduating from college in India, Samip Jain spent three years of evenings learning online, taking courses on web development, data analysis, music theory — anything that sated his appetite to...
View ArticleStackable online Master of Science in supply chain management announced
EdX, Arizona State University, and MIT have announced the launch of an online master’s degree program in supply chain management. This unique credit pathway between MIT and ASU takes a MicroMasters...
View ArticleSeven MIT educators honored for digital learning innovation
Seven MIT educators have received awards this year for their significant digital learning innovations and their contributions to teaching and learning at MIT and around the world.Polina Anikeeva,...
View ArticleLearning from MIT, learning from the field
As project manager for an organization charged with improving conditions in austere and hostile environments in developing countries, Robert Rains MS ’19 has seen his share of high stakes, risky...
View ArticleEnhanced nuclear energy online class aims to inform and inspire
More than 3,000 users hailing from 137 countries signed up for the MIT Department of Nuclear Energy's debut massive open online course (MOOC), Nuclear Energy: Science, Systems and Society, which...
View ArticleMIT education leaders honored with QS Reimagine Education Awards
Education leaders at MIT have received a pair of Silver Awards and a Bronze Award at the QS Reimagine Education Awards, an international conference on education held annually in December.A team that...
View ArticleMIT Sloan launches MITx MicroMasters Program in Finance
The skills and expertise required for a career in finance are in high demand across industries and the world. To address this need, MIT recently launched the MITx MicroMasters Program in Finance, an...
View ArticleMIT launches master’s in data, economics, and development policy, led by...
This week, the first cohort of 22 students begin classes in MIT’s new master’s program in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP). The graduate program was created jointly by MIT’s Department of...
View ArticleAn entrepreneur finds his way to MIT
Jakub Chudik went to China for the first time on his dad’s business trip. A translator communicated in English, and Chudik translated to Slovak, his father’s native language. Just a few years later, as...
View ArticleThrough ReACT, refugee learners become “CEOs of their own lives”
For graduates of the MIT Refugee Action Hub’s (ReACT) computer and data science (CDS) certificate program, commencement means more than the completion of courses, workshops, and internships — it...
View ArticleCreating Peru’s next generation of data scientists
“Participating in the MIT MicroMasters in Statistics and Data Science, I have discovered new concepts and skills that will allow me to become a data scientist,” says Karen Velasquez. “I am excited to...
View ArticleAmid shutdowns, supply chains pivot and global demand for specialized talent...
The global landscape of supply chain management has changed drastically in the past several weeks. Businesses, organizations, and people are rapidly innovating to improve supply chains and upskill and...
View ArticleStudents and teachers rely on MIT teaching and learning resources now more...
In response to physical distancing set into motion to address the Covid-19 pandemic, MIT Open Learning has created a number of new platforms for higher education students and faculty, as well as for...
View ArticleLife and learning find a way during a pandemic
On March 12, Iain Cheeseman held his final in-person lecture for 7.06 (Cell Biology) before the Covid-19 pandemic prompted MIT to abruptly transition to online learning. A professor of biology and...
View ArticleLearning during lockdown
Despite the extraordinary pressures of adapting to the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic, learners have increasingly sought out MITx courses as a way to stay intellectually active, work toward...
View ArticleLearners today, leaders tomorrow
On June 18, 609 learners celebrated the completion of MITx MicroMasters programs in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP), Principles of Manufacturing, and Statistics and Data Science in an...
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