Office of Digital Learning

Left to right: Elizabeth Choe ’13, executive producer; George Zaidan ’08, director; and Whitney Hess PhD '16 film “Choose-Your-Own-Chemistry-Adventure” for “Science Out Loud” from MIT+K12 Videos.

New season of "Science Out Loud" sparks curiosity

A new season of "Science Out Loud," produced by MIT students and alumni, brings the Institute's pK-12 vision to the public.

June 23, 2016

Professor Chris Terman (center) developed digital tools to better teach students computational structures. He is flanked by Dean for Graduate Education Christine Ortiz (left) and Dean for Undergraduate Education Dennis M. Freeman.

First annual MIT Teaching with Digital Technology Awards presented

Awards honor faculty and instructors who have effectively leveraged digital technology to improve teaching and learning at MIT.

June 13, 2016

Jakub Chudik (third from right) poses with his ConquerX team during the MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp.

From MOOC to bootcamp to MIT

Two students with entrepreneurial spirit found their way into the Class of 2020 through MITx.

May 19, 2016

Left to right: Maysa Jalbout, CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education; Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, chair of the board of trustees; and Eric L. Grimson, MIT chancellor for academic advancement.

MIT and Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education collaborate to expand digital education reach

Collaboration funds two new MITx MicroMaster's for students worldwide.

May 17, 2016

Over 27,000 learners enrolled in the first MOOC of the MicroMaster's in supply chain management program.

New MicroMaster’s MOOC teaches supply chain design

The second in a new series of open online courses, part of MIT's MicroMaster’s program in supply chain management, is open for enrollment.

May 16, 2016

In 15 years, over 200 million people around the world have used MIT OpenCourseWare.

MIT OpenCourseWare celebrates 15 years of open sharing

Milestone reached as a pioneer in the open educational resources movement.

April 4, 2016

MIT Vice President for Open Learning Sanjay Sarma (left) leads a panel on "The Virtual Campus" during the symposium, with (from left) Susan Singer, Pul LeBlanc, and Anant Agarwal.

MIT’s past and future

Symposium celebrates MIT’s history in Cambridge and looks at what comes next.

April 1, 2016

MIT releases Online Education Policy Initiative report

New report draws on diverse fields to reflect on digital learning.

April 1, 2016

“MITx grants provide a fantastic mechanism for developing new courses.” —MIT Professor Hazel Sive

MITx Grant Program selects eight new innovative digital learning projects

New projects emphasize using digital methods not possible in traditional classes, leveraging research-based teaching practices, and measuring student learning.

March 16, 2016

MIT Professional Education advances innovation through new certificate program

New offering to improve innovative practices of managers, entrepreneurs, and professionals worldwide.

March 7, 2016

A new video series weaves together intimate observations of bird behavior and physiology with engineering “explainers.” Pictured here is a female pileated woodpecker.

Built to peck: MITx video series explores how woodpeckers avoid brain injury

Videos hosted by Professor Lorna Gibson bring an engineering approach to birding.

February 23, 2016

The 2016 LINC Conference is a global event where digital learning professionals will meet to exchange experiences, ideas, and opinions to advance knowledge in education and technology.

LINC Conference to address how technology can minimize the education gap

Three-day conference aims to help bridge the global education divide through the power of technology.

February 17, 2016

Four new courses, which will be delivered by MIT Professional Education via the edX platform, will marry the research and knowledge of MIT’s world-renowned faculty with lessons and case studies in industry and government from Boeing and NASA professionals.

MIT, Boeing, NASA, and edX to launch online architecture and systems engineering program

Four-course program will train professionals in latest practices on models and methods to manage complex systems

February 16, 2016

Letter regarding expansion of learning research and online and digital education

February 2, 2016

The integrated science of learning — now emerging as a significant field of research — will be the core of MITili (pronounced “mightily”), a cross-disciplinary, Institute-wide initiative to foster rigorous quantitative and qualitative research on how people learn.

New initiatives accelerate learning research and its applications

Gabrieli, Belcher, Sarma leading new efforts to understand learning, improve it at all levels of education.