MIT OpenCourseWare
Location | U.S. / online internationally |
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Website | ocw |
MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) is an initiative of the
As of May 2018[update], over 2,400 courses were available online. While a few of these were limited to chronological reading lists and discussion topics, a majority provided homework problems and exams (often with solutions) and lecture notes. Some courses also included interactive web demonstrations in Java, complete textbooks written by MIT professors, and streaming video lectures.
As of May 2018[update], 100 courses included complete video lectures. The videos were available in streaming mode, but could also be downloaded for viewing offline. All video and audio files were also available from
Project
MIT OpenCourseWare sits within MIT Open Learning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[4]
History
The concept of MIT OpenCourseWare grew out of the MIT Council on Education Technology, which was charged by MIT
The main challenge in implementing the MIT OCW initiative had not been faculty resistance, but rather, the logistical challenges presented by determining ownership and obtaining publication permission for the massive amount of copyrighted items that are embedded in the course materials of MIT's faculty, in addition to the time and technical effort required to convert the educational materials to an online format.[6] Copyright in MIT OpenCourseWare material remains with MIT, members of its faculty, or its students.[7]
In September 2002, the MIT OpenCourseWare proof-of-concept pilot site opened to the public, offering 32 courses. In September 2003, MIT OpenCourseWare published its 500th course, including some courses with complete streaming video lectures. By September 2004, 900 MIT courses were available online.
In 2005, MIT OpenCourseWare and other
In 2007, MIT OpenCourseWare introduced a site called Highlights for High School that indexes resources on the MIT OCW applicable to advanced high school study in
In 2011, MIT OpenCourseWare introduced the first of fifteen OCW Scholar courses, which are designed specifically for the needs of independent learners. While still publications of course materials like the rest of the site content, these courses are more in-depth and the materials are presented in logical sequences that facilitate self-study. No interaction with other students is supported by the OCW site, but study groups on collaborating project OpenStudy are available for some OCW Scholar courses.[8]
In 2012
Between 2013 and 2019, some MIT OCW courses were delivered by the European MooC platform Eliademy.[10]
Technology
MIT OCW was originally served by a custom content management system based on Microsoft's Content Management Server, which was replaced in mid-2010 with a Plone-based content management system. The publishing process is described by MIT as a "large-scale digital publishing infrastructure consists of planning tools, a content management system (CMS), and the MIT OpenCourseWare content distribution infrastructure".[11]
Video content for the courses was originally primarily in RealMedia format. In 2008, OCW transitioned to using YouTube as the primary digital video streaming platform for the site, embedding YouTube video back into the OCW site.[12] OCW video and audio files are also provided in full for offline downloads on iTunesU and the Internet Archive. In 2011, OCW introduced an iPhone App called LectureHall in partnership with Irynsoft.[13]
Funding
As of 2013[update], the annual cost of running MIT OCW was about $3.5 million.[14] In 2011, "MIT's goal for the next decade [was] to increase our reach ten-fold" and to secure funding for this.[15]
See also
- Bookboon
- OpenStax CNX, by Rice University
- Curriki
- Fathom.com
- Flat World Knowledge
- Flexbook
- Free High School Science Texts South Africa
- National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
- Open.Michigan
- Open textbook
- Tufts OpenCourseWare
References
- ^ Goldberg, Carey (4 April 2001). "Auditing classes at M.I.T., on the web for free". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Free Online Course Materials | Why Donate? | MIT OpenCourseWare". Ocw.mit.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ Attwood, Rebecca (2009-09-24). "Get it out in the open". Times Higher Education. London. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ "Free Online Courses from MIT OCW | Open Learning".
- ^ "Provost announces formation of council on educational technology". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ "Open Education at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the United States | The Open Education Consortium". www.oeconsortium.org. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "FAQ: Intellectual Property | MIT OpenCourseWare | Free Online Course Materials". ocw.mit.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "OCW Scholar courses". Web.mit.edu. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- ^ "MITx on edX (MOOCs)". MIT Open Learning. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Irving Singer (Fall 2014). "Philosophy of Love in the Western World". Eliademy.com. MIT OCW. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
Based on a work at http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/linguistics-and-philosophy/24-261-philosophy-of-love-in-the-western-world-fall-2004/.
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- ^ "Free Online Course Materials | FAQ: Technology | MIT OpenCourseWare". Ocw.mit.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ "MIT". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ "Free Online Course Materials | MIT OpenCourseWare Announces iPhone App for Video Lectures | MIT OpenCourseWare". Ocw.mit.edu. 2011-02-04. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ "Help Keep MIT OpenCourseWare Alive! #MIT_OCW". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- MIT OCW. 2013-01-17.