<h2>“The mission of edX is to enhance human fulfillment worldwide through online learning, transforming education in quality, efficiency and scale through technology and research, for the benefit of campus-based students and the worldwide community of online learners.”</h2>
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<h2>About edX</h2>
<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 offer 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>Harvard and MIT have created edX open-source software and invite interested institutions to join edX with their own educational content. EdX is a Cambridge-based not-for-profit, equally owned and funded by Harvard and MIT</p>
<p>EdX is a Cambridge-based not-for-profit, equally owned and funded by Harvard and MIT.</p>
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<h2>Harvard University</h2>
<p>Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. Harvard faculty are engaged with teaching and research to push the boundaries of human knowledge. For students who are excited to investigate the biggest issues of the 21st century, Harvard offers an unparalleled student experience and a generous financial aid program, with over $160 million awarded to more than 60% of our undergraduate students. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education.</p>
<p>Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world.</p>
<p>Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world.
<p>We are always seeking feedback to improve our courses. If you are an enrolled student and have any questions, feedback, suggestions, or any other issues specific to a particular class, please post on the discussion forums of that class.</p>
<h2>General Inqueries and Feedback</h2>
<p>If you have a general question about edX please email <ahref="mailto:info@edx.org">info@edx.org</a>. To see if your question has already been answered, visit our <ahref="${reverse('faq_edx')}">FAQ page</a>. Though we may not have a chance to respond to every email, we take all feedback into consideration.</p>
<h2>Technical Inqueries and Feedback</h2>
<p>If you have suggestions/feedback about the overall edX platform, or are facing general technical issues with the platform (e.g., issues with email addresses and passwords), you can reach us at <ahref="mailto:technical@edx.org">technical@edx.org</a>. For technical questions, please make sure you are using a current version of Firefox or Chrome, and include browser and version in your e-mail, as well as screenshots or other pertinent details. If you find a bug or other issues, you can reach us at the following: <ahref="mailto:bugs@edx.org">bugs@edx.org</a>.</p>
<h2>Media</h2>
<p>Please visit our <ahref="${reverse('faq_edx')}">media/press page</a> for more information. For any media or press enquiries, please email <ahref="mailto:press@edx.org">press@edx.org</a>.</p>
<h2>Universities</h2>
<p>If you are a university wishing to Collaborate or with questions about edX, please email <ahref="mailto:university@edx.org">university@edx.org</a>.</p>
<p>An organization established by MIT and Harvard that will develop an open-source technology platform to deliver online courses. EdX will support Harvard and MIT faculty in conducting research on teaching and learning on campus through tools that enrich classroom and laboratory experiences. At the same time, edX also will reach learners around the world through online course materials. The edX website will begin by hosting MITx and Harvardx content, with the goal of aping content from other universities interested in joining the platform. <!-- EdX will also support the Harvard and MIT faculty in conducting research on teaching and learning.--></p>
<p>edX is a Cambridge-based not-for-profit, equally owned and governed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University to offer online learning to millions of people around the world. edX offers Harvard, MIT and Berkeley 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>
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<h3>What are MITx and Harvardx?</h3>
<p>Portfolios of MIT and Harvard online courses offered to learners around the world through edX. </p>
<h3>Why was edX established?</h3>
<p>To transform learning and enhance education on campus and around the world:</p>
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<li><p>On campus, edX research will enhance our understanding of how students learn and how technologies can best be used as part of our larger efforts to improve teaching and learning.</p></li>
<li><p>Beyond our campuses, edX will expand access to education, allow for certificates of mastery to be earned by able learners.</p></li>
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<h3>What are MITx, HarvardX and BerkeleyX?</h3>
<p>Portfolios of MIT, Harvard and Berkeley online courses offered to learners around the world through edX.</p>
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<h3>What technology will edX use?</h3>
<p>An open-source online learning platform that will feature teaching designed specifically for the web. Features will include: self-paced learning, online discussion groups, wiki-based collaborative learning, assessment of learning as a student progresses through a course, and online laboratories. The platform will also serve as a laboratory from which data will be gathered to better understand how students learn. Because it is open source, the platform will be continuously improved.</p>
<p>An open-source online learning platform that will feature teaching designed specifically for the web. Features will include: self-paced learning, online discussion groups, wiki-based collaborative learning, assessment of learning as a student progresses through a course, and online laboratories. The platform will also serve as a laboratory from which data will be gathered to better understand how students learn. Because it is open source, the platform will be continuously improved.</p>
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<h3>Is there anything innovative about the online technology?</h3>
<p>Yes. It will move beyond the standard model of online education that relies on watching video content and will offer an interactive experience for students. And the technology will be open source; other universities will be able to leverage the innovative technology to create their own online offerings.</p>
<h3>How is this different from what other universities are doing online?</h3>
<p>edX is a not-for-profit built by the shared educational missions of its founding partners, Harvard University and MIT. Also, a primary goal of edX is to improve teaching and learning on campus by supporting faculty in conducting significant research on how students learn.</p>
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<h3>Why are MIT and Harvard doing this?</h3>
<p>To improve education on campus and around the world:</p>
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<p>On campus, edX research will enhance our understanding of how students learn and how technologies can best be used as part of our larger efforts to improve teaching and learning.</p>
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<p>Beyond our campuses, edX will expand access to education, allow for certificates of mastery to be earned by able learners, and make the open source platform available to other institutions.</p>
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<h3>Who will lead edX?</h3>
<p>edX is governed by a board made up by key leaders from Harvard and MIT. MIT Professor Anant Agarwal, formerly Director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT, serves as the first president of edX.</p>
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<h2>Technology Platform</h2>
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<h3>Why did Harvard and MIT decide to partner with each other?</h3>
<p>We share a vision for greater access to education. Based on our long history of collaboration, we know we can leverage our strengths to best serve the world.</p>
<h3>Who can take edX courses? Will there be an admissions process?</h3>
<p>edX will be available to anyone in the world with an internet connection, and in general, there will not be an admissions process.</p>
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<h3>How is this different from what other universities are doing online?</h3>
<p>EdX will be entirely our universities’ shared educational missions. Also, a primary goal of edX is to improve teaching and learning on campus by supporting faculty from both universities in conducting significant research on how students learn. </p>
<h3>Will certificates be awarded?</h3>
<p>Online learners who demonstrate mastery of subjects could earn a certificate of completion. Such certificates will be issued by edX under the name of the underlying X University from where the course originated, i.e. HarvardX, MITx or BerkeleyX.</p>
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<h3>Who will lead edX?</h3>
<p>EdX is a priority for the leadership of both Harvard and MIT, and it will be governed by a board made up of key leaders from both institutions, appointed by each university’s president. MIT Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Anant Agarwal will be the initial President of edX and will report to the board.</p>
<h3>What will the scope of the online courses be? How many? Which faculty?</h3>
<p>Our goal is to offer a wide variety of courses across disciplines. There are currently seven courses planned for the Fall 2012 [Link to courses page].</p>
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<h3>Does the effort have a staff?</h3>
<p>EdX is a significant undertaking that will require significant resources. The full scope of the staff has not been determined, but there will be a dedicated staff to the initiative.</p>
<h3>Will on-campus students at partner institutions be able to take these courses for credit?</h3>
<p>No. Courses will not be offered for credit at partner universities. The online content will be used to extend and enrich on campus courses. Do we need to keep this?</p>
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<h3>Who can take edX courses? Will there be an admissions process?</h3>
<p>EdX will be available to anyone in the world with an internet connection, and in general, there will not be an admissions process. For a modest fee, and as determined by the edX board, MIT and Harvard, credentials will be granted only to students who earn them by demonstrating mastery of the material of a subject.</p>
<h3>Who is the learner? Domestic or international? Age range?</h3>
<p>Improving teaching and learning for students on our campuses is one of our primary goals. Beyond that, we don’t have a target group of potential learners, as the goal is to make these courses available to anyone in the world – from any demographic – who has interest in advancing their own knowledge. The only requirement is to have a computer with an internet connection. Add stats from first course – how many countries… age range.</p>
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<h3>Will the certificates be awarded by Harvard and/or MIT?</h3>
<p>As determined by the edX board, MIT and Harvard, online learners who demonstrate mastery of subjects could earn a certificate of completion, but such certificates would not be issued under the name Harvard or MIT. </p>
<h3>Many institutions are partnering in this space. Will other institutions be able to collaborate with edX?</h3>
<p>In July of 2012 edX announced the addition of the University of California Berkeley to the edX educational space. The gathering (or consortium) of many universities’ educational content together on one site will enable learners worldwide to access the course content of any participating university from a single website, and to use a set of online educational tools shared by all participating universities. We plan to add many more institutions to this growing online initiative. </p>
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<h3>What will the scope of the online courses be? How many? Which faculty? </h3>
<p>Our goal is to offer a wide variety of courses across disciplines.</p>
<h3>Why is Berkeley joining edX? </h3>
<p>Like Harvard and MIT, Berkeley shares edX mission “to enhance human fulfillment worldwide through online learning, transforming education in quality, efficiency and scale through technology and research, for the benefit of campus-based students and the worldwide community of online learners”.</p>
<p>Berkeley shares edX commitment to the not-for-profit model as a way to transform learning and enhance education on campus and around the world.</p>
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<h3>Will Harvard and MIT students be able to take these courses for credit?</h3>
<p>No. MITx and Harvardx courses will not be offered for credit at either university. The online content will be used to extend and enrich on campus courses.</p>
<h3>What are the specific arrangements between Berkeley and edX? </h3>
<p>Berkeley will chair the to-be-formed X University consortium, which is the consortium of universities offering courses on the edX platform. As chair, Berkeley will also get a non-voting board seat on the edX board, currently comprised of the MIT and Harvard leaders, and the edX president. Berkeley will collaborate with the edX development team on the common edX platform, which will be released as open source.</p>
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<h2>The Students</h2>
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<h3>How will success be measured?</h3>
<p>Progress in student learning research and the demand for online courses will both be measured as indications of success. However, a plan for measuring the full success of edX will be developed in consultation with faculty from MIT and Harvard.</p>
<h3>What will Berkeley’s direct participation entail?</h3>
<p>Berkeley will offer two courses on edX in Fall 2012, and will be collaborating on the development of the technology platform. We will explore, experiment and innovate together.</p>
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<h3>Who is the learner? Domestic or international? Age range?</h3>
<p>Improving teaching and learning for students on our campuses is one of our primary goals. Beyond that, we don’t have a target group of potential learners, as the goal is to make these courses available to anyone in the world – from any demographic – who has interest in advancing their own knowledge. The only requirement is to have a computer with an internet connection.</p>
<h3>Will the partner university’s standards apply to edX programming?</h3>
<p>The reach changes exponentially, but the rigor remains the same.</p>
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<h3>Many institutions are partnering in this space. Is the MIT/Harvard partnership exclusive? Will other institutions be able to collaborate with edX?</h3>
<p>It is our intention that over time other universities will join MIT and Harvard in offering courses on the edX platform. The gathering of many universities’ educational content together on one site will enable learners worldwide to access the course content of any participating university from a single website, and to use a set of online educational tools shared by all participating universities. </p>
<h3>How do you intend to test whether this approach is improving learning?</h3>
<p>edx institutions have assembled faculty who will look at data collection and analytical tools to assess results and the impact edX is having on learning.</p>
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<h3>Will MIT and Harvard standards apply here?</h3>
<p>The reach changes exponentially, but the rigor remains the same.</p>
<h3>How may I apply to study with edX?</h3>
<p>Simply complete the online registration form here[link], or click on the "SIGN UP" tab at the top of this page). Enrolling will create your unique student record in the edX database, allows you to enroll in classes, and to receive a certificate on successful completion.</p>
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<h3>How do you intend to test whether this approach is improving learning?</h3>
<p>Both institutions have assembled faculty who will look at data collection and analytical tools for assessing the results.</p>
<h3>How may another University participate in edX?</h3>
<p>If you are from a university interested in discussing edX, please email university@edx.org</p>
