<p>EdX is a joint partnership between The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University to offer online learning to millions of people around the world. EdX offers Harvard and MIT classes online for free. Through this partnership, with other partners to follow, the institutions aim to extend their collective reach to build a global community of online students</p>
<p>EdX is a joint partnership between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University to offer online learning to millions of people around the world. EdX offers Harvard and MIT classes online for free. Through this partnership, with other partners to follow, the institutions aim to extend their collective reach to build a global community of online students</p>
<p>MIT’s Director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Anant Agarwal serves as the first president of edX, and Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith leads faculty in developing courses. Along with offering online courses, the institutions will use edX to research how students learn and how technology can facilitate teaching—both on-campus and online.</p>
<p>EdX is based on an open-source technological platform that provides interactive educational materials designed specifically for the web, and is available to anyone in the world with an internet connection.</p>
<p>EdX is a Cambridge-based not-for-profit, equally owned and funded by Harvard and MIT.</p>
