Now MIT plans to release a fresh batch of open online courses—and, for the first time, to offer certificates to outside students who complete them.

I, for one, welcome our new MITx online overlords. What is MITx? Here are all the details from MIT. Let me just point out some key aspects. It isn't quite clear yet, but the announcements does say ...

This year, MIT OCW celebrates its 20th anniversary, presenting a collection of materials from 2,500 courses led by 1,700 faculty members. The materials are used by middle and high school kids, by ...

Massively open online courses, or MOOCs are increasingly part of the national conversation about change in higher education, as high-profile institutions such as MIT and Stanford University have anted ...

A team at MIT developed case studies designed to more easily hold the attention of big audiences. They include videos and games.

While College students account for only 96 seats in classes at MIT, more students could be inclined to go the mile down Massachusetts Avenue for classes in the future.

Social-learning network with free access to MIT course content to add portal for high school students and teachers.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology last week announced an ambitious 10-year plan to make most course materials available for free on the Internet. "MIT OpenCourseWare" will publish lecture ...