Automatically grading programming homework
Software that identifies errors in students’ programs — however idiosyncratic their approaches — could be a boon for online learning.
New MITx online physics course combines latest in learning technology with classic videos
MOOC pairs cutting-edge online assessments with legendary lectures and demonstrations by MIT professor Walter Lewin.
EdX expands xConsortium to Asia and doubles in size with addition of 15 new global institutions
EdX continues to grow its network of the world's leading institutions of higher education to meet global demand and increase access to quality education.
Sal Khan: ‘I love learning’
At MIT, alumnus describes his path to reshaping education through highly accessible online videos.
Lawrence Bacow speaks on challenges facing higher education
Former MIT chancellor examines rising costs, digital learning in Charles L. Miller Lecture
An MIT physics MOOC five years in the making
Materials for the new MITx summer course Mechanics ReView have been refined during a half-decade of development
6.003z signals a new open education ecosystem
MITx student used OCW to create his own massive open online course.
6.002x to be offered at up to 12 California State University campuses
The expanded collaboration between San Jose State University and edX follows a successful pilot that increased pass rates.
Stanford University to collaborate with edX on development of non-profit open-source edX platform
edX Learning Platform to be open source and available on June 1
A new wrinkle in online education
An experimental online course gives some students scheduling freedom.
With an educational ‘revolution’ afoot, Task Force on the Future of MIT Education to convene
Idea Bank to solicit community input.
Faculty describe experiments with digital learning on MacVicar Day
Participants discuss how they are 'reimagining the MIT classroom.'
Higher-ed leaders meet to discuss future of online education
Innovative pedagogical techniques and the effects of online-learning tools on on-campus education subjects of conversation at MIT- and Harvard-led summit.
Six new institutions join edX
Consortium doubles its institutional membership with the addition of universities in Australia, Europe, Canada and the United States.