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More about 6.002x
</h1>
<h2> Answering common questions about the first course on MITx, the
<h2> Answering common questions about the first course on <i>MITx</i>, the
Institute&rsquo;s online-learning initiative.</h2>
<p>
This set of questions and answers accompanies MIT&rsquo;s February 13,
2012, announcement regarding MITx&rsquo;s prototype course &mdash;
2012, announcement regarding <i>MITx</i>&rsquo;s prototype course &mdash;
6.002x: Circuits and Electronics.
</p>
<h2>
What is MITx? MIT seeks through the development of MITx to improve
What is <i>MITx</i>? MIT seeks through the development of <i>MITx</i> to improve
education both on the MIT campus and around the world.
</h2>
<p> On campus, MITx will be coupled with an Institute-wide research
<p> On campus, <i>MITx</i> will be coupled with an Institute-wide research
initiative on online teaching and learning. The online learning tools
that MITx develops will benefit the educational experience of
that <i>MITx</i> develops will benefit the educational experience of
residential students by supplementing and reinforcing the classroom
and laboratory experiences.</p>
<p>
Beyond the MIT campus, MITx will endeavor to break down barriers to
Beyond the MIT campus, <i>MITx</i> will endeavor to break down barriers to
education in two ways. First, it will offer the online teaching of MIT
courses to people around the world and the opportunity for able
learners to gain certification of mastery of MIT material. Second, it
will make freely available to educational institutions everywhere the
open-source software infrastructure on which MITx courses are based.
open-source software infrastructure on which <i>MITx</i> courses are based.
</p>
<p>
Since it launched OpenCourseWare 10 years ago, MIT has been committed
to using technology to improve and greatly widen access to
education. The launch of MITx represents a next step forward in that
education. The launch of <i>MITx</i> represents a next step forward in that
effort.
</p>
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Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) start
with the number 6, and 6.002 (also known as Circuits and Electronics)
is one of the introductory courses for EECS
undergraduates. MITx&rsquo;s 6.002x is modeled on the on-campus
undergraduates. <i>MITx</i>&rsquo;s 6.002x is modeled on the on-campus
version of 6.002.
</p>
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</h2>
<p>
In this pilot course of MITx, learners seeking a certificate will have
In this pilot course of <i>MITx</i>, learners seeking a certificate will have
weekly deadlines for homework and labs. Similarly, the midterm and
final exam will be given within a specific range of days. However,
faster-paced learners can proceed multiple weeks ahead if they choose.
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Are there prerequisites to take the course?
</h2>
<p>
While MITx courses are open to all, there are some skills required to
While <i>MITx</i> courses are open to all, there are some skills required to
succeed in taking the course.
</p>
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How much does the course cost?
</h2>
<p>
All of the courses on MITx will be free of charge. Those who have the
All of the courses on <i>MITx</i> will be free of charge. Those who have the
ability and motivation to demonstrate mastery of content can receive a
credential for a modest fee. For this prototype course, the fee for a
credential will be waived.
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<p>
Any learner who successfully completes 6.002x will receive an
electronic certificate indicating a grade. This certificate will
indicate that you earned it from MITx&rsquo;s pilot course. In this
prototype version, MITx will not require that you be tested in a
indicate that you earned it from <i>MITx</i>&rsquo;s pilot course. In this
prototype version, <i>MITx</i> will not require that you be tested in a
testing center or otherwise have your identity certified in order to
receive this certificate.
</p>
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Who is grading the course?
</h2>
<p>
MITx courses will use automated technologies to check student work
<i>MITx</i> courses will use automated technologies to check student work
including practice exercises, homework assignments, labs and exams.
</p>
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6002x-press-release.html
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<section class="subpage">
<div>
<h1> MITx prototype course opens for enrollment&mdash;Online-learning
<h1> <i>MITx</i> prototype course opens for enrollment&mdash;Online-learning
initiative&rsquo;s first offering, &lsquo;6.002x: Circuits and
Electronics,&rsquo; accepting registrants now.</h1>
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<p> In December,
MIT <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-education-initiative-1219.html">announced </a>the
launch of an online learning initiative called &ldquo;MITx.&rdquo;
launch of an online learning initiative called &ldquo;<i>MITx</i>.&rdquo;
Starting this week, interested learners can now enroll for free in the
initiative&rdquo;s prototype course -- 6.002x: Circuits and
Electronics.</p>
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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&rdquo;s Computer Science and
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>
&ldquo;We are very excited to begin MITx with this prototype
&ldquo;We are very excited to begin <i>MITx</i> with this prototype
class,&rdquo; says MIT Provost L. Rafael Reif. &ldquo;We will use
this prototype course to optimize the tools we have built by
soliciting and acting on feedback from learners.&rdquo;
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</p>
<blockquote>
&ldquo;We invite you to join us for this pilot course of MITx,&rdquo;
&ldquo;We invite you to join us for this pilot course of <i>MITx</i>,&rdquo;
Agarwal says. &ldquo;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
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<p>
<a href="/mitx-overview.html">
FAQs about MITx as a whole can be found here.
FAQs about <i>MITx</i> as a whole can be found here.
</a>
</p>
<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
free. In future <i>MITx</i> courses, students who complete the mastery
requirement on <i>MITx</i> will be able to receive the credential for a
modest fee.
</p>
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</a>
<h3>
MITx website
<i>MITx</i> website
</h3>
<a href="http://mitx.mit.edu">
http://mitx.mit.edu
</a>
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<i>MITx</i>; students; education, teaching, academics; innovation and
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mitx-overview.html
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<section class="subpage">
<div>
<h1> MITx Advances MIT&rsquo;s Vision for Online Learning</h1>
<h1> <i>MITx</i> Advances MIT&rsquo;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
world. On December 19, 2011, we announced <i>MITx</i>, an initiative to
offer exciting, challenging and enriching courses to anyone,
anywhere, who has the motivation and ability to engage MIT&rsquo;s
educational content.</p>
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launched <a href="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&rsquo;s worldwide
movement in free, open educational resources. MITx is the next step
movement in free, open educational resources. <i>MITx</i> is the next step
in opening MIT&rsquo;s educational doors to the world. Through OCW and
MITx, MIT invites the world to join it in the passion, hard work and
<i>MITx</i>, 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>
<h2><i>MITx</i> will e-publish interactive online courses that:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Empower students to learn at their own pace;</li>
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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> <i>MITx</i> students who demonstrate their mastery of a subject can earn
a certificate of completion awarded by <i>MITx</i>.</p>
<p> MITx courses will be available to the world through an Internet
<p> <i>MITx</i> 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
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scalable, adopters and users can continuously improve it, for the
benefit of everyone.</p>
<h2> Why Is MIT Creating MITx?</h2>
<h2> Why Is MIT Creating <i>MITx</i>?</h2>
<p> Excellence in teaching and learning. MIT must always provide its
students the very best teaching and learning tools possible. MIT
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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
we were ready to act and eager to start. We announced our <i>MITx</i>
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&rsquo;s on-campus students,
university students elsewhere, or independent learners, MITx will help
<p> Once up and running, <i>MITx</i> will be a laboratory for online
learning. Whether <i>MITx</i> learners are MIT&rsquo;s on-campus students,
university students elsewhere, or independent learners, <i>MITx</i> 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>
improve both <i>MITx</i> and our on-campus teaching. </p>
<p> Access to higher education. MITx will help shatter barriers to
<p> Access to higher education. <i>MITx</i> will help shatter barriers to
education. The constraints of MIT&rsquo;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
Through <i>MITx</i>, 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
<p> <i>MITx</i> does not provide a full MIT education. Our residential
campus is the heart of MIT&rsquo;s knowledge creation and
dissemination. MIT students enjoy a comprehensive curriculum and
distinct educational environment. Without MIT, there would be no
MITx. </p>
<i>MITx</i>. </p>
<p> Advancing the public good. MITx is an opportunity to help
<p> Advancing the public good. <i>MITx</i> 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,
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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>
learning. <i>MITx</i> is our contribution. </p>
</div>
</section>
mitx_global.html
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<li>operates on an open-source, scalable software infrastructure in order to make it continuously improving and readily available to other educational institutions, such as universities and K-12 school systems.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Press &amp; links:</strong> <a href="/6002x-press-release.html">6.002x Press Release</a>, <a href="/6002x-faq.html">6.002x FAQ</a>, <a href="/mitx-overview.html">MITx overview</a>, <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/12/19/mit_to_launch_online_only_graded_courses_free_to_all/?page=full" target="_blank">Boston Globe</a>, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/education/mit-expands-free-online-courses-offering-certificates.html?_r=3&hpw=" target="_blank">New York Times</a>, <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-education-initiative-1219.html" target="_blank">MIT Press Release</a>, <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-faq-1219" target="_blank"><em>MITx</em> FAQ</a>, </p>
<p><strong>Press &amp; links:</strong> <a href="/6002x-press-release.html">6.002x Press Release</a>, <a href="/6002x-faq.html">6.002x FAQ</a>, <a href="/mitx-overview.html">MITx overview</a>, <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/12/19/mit_to_launch_online_only_graded_courses_free_to_all/?page=full" target="_blank">Boston Globe</a>, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/education/mit-expands-free-online-courses-offering-certificates.html?_r=3&hpw=" target="_blank">New York Times</a>, <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-education-initiative-1219.html" target="_blank">MIT Press Release</a>, <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-faq-1219" target="_blank"><em>MITx</em> FAQ</a> </p>
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