This learning platform will enhance the educational experience of its on-campus students, offering them online tools that supplement and enrich their classroom and laboratory experiences. It will also be host to a virtual community of learners around the world.
The first course offered by MITx in an experimental prototype form is 6.002x Circuits and Electronics. Watch this space for the next set of courses that will become available in Fall 2012.
Press & links: Boston Globe, New York Times, MIT Press Release, MITx FAQ
Taught by Anant Agarwal, with Gerald Sussman, Piotr Mitros, and Chris Terman, “6.002 Circuits and Electronics&rdwuo; is an on-line adaption of MIT's first undergraduate analog design course. This prototype course will run, free of charge, for students worldwide from February 21, 2012 through June 10, 2012. Students will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of the material and earn a certificate from MITx.