<p> In December, MIT <ahref="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-education-initiative-1219.html">announced </a>the launch of an online learning initiative called “MITx.” Starting this week, interested learners can now enroll for free in the initiative”s prototype course — 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics.</p>
<p>Students can sign up for the course at <ahref="http://mitx.mit.edu">mitx.mit.edu</a>. The course will officially begin on March 5 and run through June 8.</p>
<p> Modeled after MIT’s 6.002 — an introductory course for undergraduate students in MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) — 6.002x will introduce engineering in the context of the lumped circuit abstraction, helping students make the transition from physics to the fields of electrical engineering and computer science. It will be taught by Anant Agarwal, EECS professor and director of MIT”s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL); Chris Terman, CSAIL co-director; EECS Professor Gerald Sussman; and CSAIL Research Scientist Piotr Mitros.</p>
<p> In December,
MIT <ahref="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-education-initiative-1219.html">announced </a>the
launch of an online learning initiative called “MITx.”
Starting this week, interested learners can now enroll for free in the
initiative”s prototype course -- 6.002x: Circuits and
Electronics.</p>
<p>Students can sign up for the course
at <ahref="http://mitx.mit.edu">mitx.mit.edu</a>. The course will
officially begin on March 5 and run through June 8.</p>
<p> Modeled after MIT’s 6.002 — an introductory course for
undergraduate students in MIT’s Department of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) — 6.002x will introduce
engineering in the context of the lumped circuit abstraction, helping
students make the transition from physics to the fields of electrical
engineering and computer science. It will be taught by Anant Agarwal,
EECS professor and director of MIT”s Computer Science and
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL); Chris Terman, CSAIL
co-director; EECS Professor Gerald Sussman; and CSAIL Research
Scientist Piotr Mitros.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>
“We are very excited to begin MITx with this prototype class,” says MIT Provost L. Rafael Reif. “We will use this prototype course to optimize the tools we have built by soliciting and acting on feedback from learners.”
“We are very excited to begin MITx with this prototype
class,” says MIT Provost L. Rafael Reif. “We will use
this prototype course to optimize the tools we have built by
soliciting and acting on feedback from learners.”
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
To access the course, registered students will log in at <ahref="http://mitx.mit.edu">mitx.mit.edu</a>, where they will find a course schedule, an e-textbook for the course, and a discussion board. Each week, students will watch video lectures and demonstrations, work with practice exercises, complete homework assignments, and participate in an online interactive lab specifically designed to replicate its real-world counterpart. Students will also take exams and be able to check their grades as they progress in the course. Overall, students can expect to spend approximately 10 hours each week on the course.
To access the course, registered students will log in
at <ahref="http://mitx.mit.edu">mitx.mit.edu</a>, where they will
find a course schedule, an e-textbook for the course, and a discussion
board. Each week, students will watch video lectures and
demonstrations, work with practice exercises, complete homework
assignments, and participate in an online interactive lab specifically
designed to replicate its real-world counterpart. Students will also
take exams and be able to check their grades as they progress in the
course. Overall, students can expect to spend approximately 10 hours
each week on the course.
</p>
<blockquote>
“We invite you to join us for this pilot course of MITx,” Agarwal says. “The 6.002x team of professors and teaching assistants is excited to work with you on the discussion forum, and we look forward to your feedback to improve the learning experience.”
“We invite you to join us for this pilot course of MITx,”
Agarwal says. “The 6.002x team of professors and teaching
assistants is excited to work with you on the discussion forum, and we
look forward to your feedback to improve the learning
experience.”
</blockquote>
<p><ahref="http://mitx.mit.edu"> A video introduction to 6.002x can be found here.</a></p>
<p><ahref="http://mitx.mit.edu"> A video introduction to 6.002x can
be found here.</a></p>
<p><ahref="/6002x-faq.html"> A set of Frequently Asked Questions about 6.002x can be found here.</a></p>
<p><ahref="/6002x-faq.html"> A set of Frequently Asked Questions
about 6.002x can be found here.</a></p>
<p>
<ahref="/mitx-overview.html">
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<p>
At the end of the prototype course, students who demonstrate their mastery will be able to receive a certificate of completion for free. In future MITx courses, students who complete the mastery requirement on MITx will be able to receive the credential for a modest fee.
At the end of the prototype course, students who demonstrate their
mastery will be able to receive a certificate of completion for
free. In future MITx courses, students who complete the mastery
requirement on MITx will be able to receive the credential for a
modest fee.
</p>
<p>
Enrollment in 6.002x is limited, and registrations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Further courses are expected to become available beginning in the fall.
Enrollment in 6.002x is limited, and registrations will be taken on a
first-come, first-served basis. Further courses are expected to become
<h1> MITx Advances MIT’s Vision for Online Learning</h1>
<p> Education has entered an era of rapid, exciting, technology-enabled change. At MIT, we welcome the opportunity to harness the power of on-line technology for our students and for the world. On December 19, 2011, we announced MITx, an initiative to offer exciting, challenging, and enriching courses to anyone, anywhere, who has the motivation and ability to engage MIT’s educational content.</p>
<p> Education has entered an era of rapid, exciting,
technology-enabled change. At MIT, we welcome the opportunity to
harness the power of on-line technology for our students and for the
world. On December 19, 2011, we announced MITx, an initiative to
offer exciting, challenging, and enriching courses to anyone,
anywhere, who has the motivation and ability to engage MIT’s
educational content.</p>
<p> Ten years ago, MIT launched <ahref="http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm">OpenCourseware</a>, which places online the course materials for substantially the entire MIT curriculum, and was the genesis of today’s worldwide movement in free, open educational resources. MITx is the next step in opening MIT’s educational doors to the world. Through OCW and MITx, MIT invites the world to join it in the passion, hard work, and thrill of learning and discovery.</p>
which places online the course materials for substantially the entire
MIT curriculum, and was the genesis of today’s worldwide
movement in free, open educational resources. MITx is the next step
in opening MIT’s educational doors to the world. Through OCW and
MITx, MIT invites the world to join it in the passion, hard work, and
thrill of learning and discovery.</p>
<h2>MITx will e-publish interactive online courses that:</h2>
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<li>Assess individual student learning as the student progresses through the course.</li>
</ul>
<p> MITx students who demonstrate their mastery of a subject can earn a certificate of completion awarded by MITx.</p>
<p> MITx students who demonstrate their mastery of a subject can earn
a certificate of completion awarded by MITx.</p>
<p> MITx courses will be available to the world through an Internet platform that MIT will make freely available. MIT hopes that other educational institutions, anywhere in the world, will adapt and use the platform to publish their own educational content online for the benefit of learners. Because the platform will be open-source and scalable, adopters and users can continuously improve it, for the benefit of everyone.</p>
<p> MITx courses will be available to the world through an Internet
platform that MIT will make freely available. MIT hopes that other
educational institutions, anywhere in the world, will adapt and use
the platform to publish their own educational content online for the
benefit of learners. Because the platform will be open-source and
scalable, adopters and users can continuously improve it, for the
benefit of everyone.</p>
<h2> Why Is MIT Creating MITx?</h2>
<p> Excellence in teaching and learning. MIT must always provide its students the very best teaching and learning tools possible. MIT began experimenting with online technologies in its educational programs long before we launched OCW in 2001. We have only increased our emphasis in recent years, as several MIT committees have studied how MIT might enhance the learning experience of its students and expand its impact worldwide through new online offerings.</p>
<p> Excellence in teaching and learning. MIT must always provide its
students the very best teaching and learning tools possible. MIT
began experimenting with online technologies in its educational
programs long before we launched OCW in 2001. We have only increased
our emphasis in recent years, as several MIT committees have studied
how MIT might enhance the learning experience of its students and
expand its impact worldwide through new online offerings.</p>
<p> These efforts, combined with those of numerous individual MIT faculty members, confirmed MIT’s conviction that digital technologies enrich learning. Many other innovative institutions and enterprises believe the same and are bringing creative online offerings forward. Having brain-stormed, investigated, and studied, we were ready to act and eager to start. We announced our MITx aspiration to capture and encourage the energy of our faculty in creating new online teaching and learning tools. </p>
<p> These efforts, combined with those of numerous individual MIT
faculty members, confirmed MIT’s conviction that digital
technologies enrich learning. Many other innovative institutions and
enterprises believe the same and are bringing creative online
offerings forward. Having brain-stormed, investigated, and studied,
we were ready to act and eager to start. We announced our MITx
aspiration to capture and encourage the energy of our faculty in
creating new online teaching and learning tools. </p>
<p> Once up and running, MITx will be a laboratory for online learning. Whether MITx learners are MIT’s on-campus students, university students elsewhere, or independent learners, MITx will help us understand how online learning occurs and how virtual communities of learners assemble – information that in turn will allow us to improve both MITx and our on-campus teaching. </p>
<p> Once up and running, MITx will be a laboratory for online
learning. Whether MITx learners are MIT’s on-campus students,
university students elsewhere, or independent learners, MITx will help
us understand how online learning occurs and how virtual communities
of learners assemble -- information that in turn will allow us to
improve both MITx and our on-campus teaching. </p>
<p> Access to higher education. MITx will help shatter barriers to education. The constraints of MIT’s physical campus allow us to admit less than 10 percent of our undergraduate applicants. We teach on-campus only a tiny fraction of the people in the world with the ability and motivation to learn MIT content. Online technology provides a new and different portal into MIT-quality education. Through MITx, MIT educational content can reach, augment, and enrich the education and livelihood of many learners who cannot attend MIT. </p>
<p> Access to higher education. MITx will help shatter barriers to
education. The constraints of MIT’s physical campus allow us to
admit less than 10 percent of our undergraduate applicants. We teach
on-campus only a tiny fraction of the people in the world with the
ability and motivation to learn MIT content. Online technology
provides a new and different portal into MIT-quality education.
Through MITx, MIT educational content can reach, augment, and enrich
the education and livelihood of many learners who cannot attend
MIT. </p>
<p> MITx does not provide a full MIT education. Our residential campus is the heart of MIT’s knowledge creation and dissemination. MIT students enjoy a comprehensive curriculum and distinct educational environment. Without MIT, there would be no MITx. </p>
<p> MITx does not provide a full MIT education. Our residential
campus is the heart of MIT’s knowledge creation and
dissemination. MIT students enjoy a comprehensive curriculum and
distinct educational environment. Without MIT, there would be no
MITx. </p>
<p> Advancing the public good. MITx is an opportunity to help preserve and expand higher education as a public good. Historically, the investment of public and private assets in enormous amounts has produced the public benefits of knowledge creation and dissemination, leading to capable citizens, innovation, job creation, economic development, and broader welfare.</p>
<p> Advancing the public good. MITx is an opportunity to help
preserve and expand higher education as a public good. Historically,
the investment of public and private assets in enormous amounts has
produced the public benefits of knowledge creation and dissemination,
leading to capable citizens, innovation, job creation, economic
development, and broader welfare.</p>
<p> Today, as computation and Internet technologies enable higher education to migrate online, MIT sees the opportunity to democratize education with unprecedented efficiency and scalability. We possess a strong desire and feel a compelling obligation to offer a not-for-profit, mission-driven, open-technology approach to online learning. MITx is our contribution. </p>
<p> Today, as computation and Internet technologies enable higher
education to migrate online, MIT sees the opportunity to democratize
education with unprecedented efficiency and scalability. We possess a
strong desire and feel a compelling obligation to offer a
not-for-profit, mission-driven, open-technology approach to online
