Studying learner engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic
Researchers analyze and compare pre- and post-pandemic data for introductory biology MOOC 7.00x.
Refugee learners aim to lift up their communities
MIT Refugee Action Hub celebrates the graduation of its third and largest cohort yet.
Shaping the future of work
How an online MIT course and subsequent book influenced learners studying rapid changes in the workplace.
Study finds lockdowns effective at reducing travel in Sierra Leone
MIT researchers use cell tower data to show that movement during Covid-19-related lockdowns declined the most in wealthier areas with more people.
Letter from President Reif: A new future for edX
MIT president writes to the community about the nonprofit launched by MIT and Harvard in 2012.
MIT and Harvard agree to transfer edX to ed-tech firm 2U
Two-part transaction would turn edX into a public benefit company while generously funding a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the impact of digital learning.
2021 MITx Prize winners build community on campus and across the globe
MIT instructors honored for creating multidimensional, multidisciplinary online courses that help learners everywhere address real-world problems.
When masks reveal
Students design face masks that uncover personal and collective experiences from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mastering online learning to level up
Abigael Bamgboye set a course for success in engineering and business management through the MITx MicroMasters program in Data and Economic Development Policy.
How MIT OpenCourseWare became an educational resource to millions around the world
Celebrating 20 remarkable years, MIT OCW looks to the future, informed by learning needs underscored by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Connecting history with the present moment
Hundreds worldwide join MIT students in experiencing 21H.000 (History of Now: Plagues and Pandemics) as a public series of webinars.
MIT Solve announces 2021 global challenges
New tracks for innovation address antiracist technology in the US, digital inclusion, equitable classrooms, health security and pandemics, and resilient ecosystems.
Winners of 2020 Teaching With Digital Technology Award recognized for their innovations
Thirty-one MIT instructors honored for digital teaching excellence in extraordinary circumstances.
A scientific approach to education reform
Challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic have laid bare the need to reinvent education. Sanjay Sarma’s new book points a way.