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In the online five-course program, which led to an MIT MicroMasters certificate after completion of a rigorous online exam, 1,900 students completed all the classes, and 622 successfully completed the final exam. Forty-two of the students ended up starting the residential semester in January of this year.

First class excels in “hybrid” master’s program

Experimental degree combining online MicroMasters and residential learning sees great success.

July 13, 2018

MIT undergraduate Mark Vrablic (standing, left) engages as the teaching assistant and mentor for a student group building a video game in a nine-day workshop that he helped design and publish on MIT’s OpenCourseWare along with Department of Materials Science and Engineering lecturer Kyle Keane and Andrew Ringler from the Interactive Materials Education Laboratory.

Bringing humanistic education in technical subjects to the world

Students and staff combine workshopping and OpenCourseWare to demonstrate human-centered pedagogies in the context of modern topics and technologies.

June 28, 2018

Krishna Rajagopal (left) presents the Irwin Sizer Award for the Most Significant Improvement to MIT Education to Chris Caplice (left) and Eva Ponce.

Chris Caplice honored for creating first MicroMasters recognized by MIT

Center for Transportation and Logistics executive director honored with three notable awards for creating the MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management.

June 18, 2018

Through a set of four online courses developed by MIT faculty and delivered on edX, students will learn, implement, and experiment with data analysis techniques and machine learning algorithms.

MITx MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science opens enrollment

Program offers path to an accelerated master’s degree at seven universities.

June 11, 2018

“I’ve heard or have been a part of concerts in Kresge for 37 years," says composer Jamshied Sharifi '83 about Jacob Collier's 2016 performance at MIT, "and that night tops them all.”

MIT Video Productions nominated for a third Emmy

June 1, 2018

“In the span of about six months, I went from a nearly unemployed dropout with poor ad-hoc computer science skills to a technical position at one of the world's leading technology firms, in large part thanks to the open availability of these materials,” says Trent Parker.

OpenCourseWare opens up a whole new career

With self-directed learning, Trent Parker designs his own professional pathway.

May 22, 2018

For MITx MicroMasters learners, Purdue's Krannert School of Management will waive 10 degree credits towards its Master’s in Global Supply Chain Management, which has been ranked as the No. 2 SCM graduate program in the world.

Purdue University joins MITx MicroMasters program

Purdue and its world-renowned master’s program in supply chain management join eight other universities in advancing blended learning.

April 26, 2018

"The Alchemist" by Jaume Plensa sits on the campus of MIT

Institute for Data, Systems, and Society to launch new MicroMasters and PhD programs

Interdisciplinary doctoral program in statistics and online MicroMasters program in statistics and data science begin this fall.

April 20, 2018

A new online course from MIT and Boeing uses a 3-D-printed kit to enrich the learning experience. Similar to a textbook, the kit is used as a reference throughout the course. The kit has metal and polymer parts made by industry-relevant 3-D-printing processes, including stereolithography, multi-jet fusion, and direct metal laser sintering. The parts interlock to form a model of MIT's iconic Buildi...

MIT-Boeing educational collaboration aims to scale learning in additive manufacturing

New online course will enable professionals to invent and implement innovative 3-D-printing applications.

April 12, 2018

Left to right: Audrey Azoulay, director-general, UNESCO; Professor Padma Sarangapani, chairperson, Center for Education Innovation and Action Research, Tata Institute of Social Sciences; Vijay Kumar, associate dean for open learning and PI of CLIx; and H.E. Majed Bin Ali Al-Noaimi, minister of education of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

CLIx project receives UNESCO award

The Connected Learning Initiative offers effective, quality education at scale in India.

March 13, 2018

Research shows that students who fail to read adequately in first grade have a 90 percent probability of reading poorly in fourth grade, and a 75 percent probability of reading poorly in high school.

MIT and Harvard join forces to address early childhood literacy

Reach Every Reader aims to end early literacy crisis.

March 6, 2018

The 2018 Festival of Learning was a day of learning with national thought leaders, MIT innovators, an interactive learning expo, food, fun, and more. Hundreds of attendees experienced the catalyzing power behind initiatives designed to transform education.

Lessons in learning

MIT's second annual Festival of Learning engages and inspires.

February 7, 2018

MIT launches MITx MicroMasters in Principles of Manufacturing

New program offers alternative learning pathway to mastering fundamental skills needed for global manufacturing excellence and competitiveness.

January 9, 2018

The American University in Cairo is the first school in the world to pair with MIT in accepting the DEDP MicroMasters credential to help students embark on their master’s education.

Worldwide change takes global effort

The American University in Cairo is the first school to grant master's credits to MITx Data, Economics, and Development Policy MicroMasters program learners.

January 5, 2018

Maker education — an open-ended, process-driven, youth-centered learning approach — has grown in popularity in K-12 education over the past decade, but assessing its outcomes has been challenging.

MIT Teaching Systems Lab to address assessments in maker education

Thanks to a National Science Foundation grant, TSL will collaborate with Maker Ed to improve school-based assessment practices in maker-centered education.

December 19, 2017

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