The storied tech institution launches MITx, an initiative to create an open-source online-learning software platform that can be used by other schools and complement its OpenCourseWare content. Martin ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- which pioneered the idea of making course materials free online -- today announced a major expansion of the idea, with the creation of MITx, which will ...

A decade after MIT began to put its teaching materials and lectures online via the OpenCourseWare platform, the university has announced that it will leverage these materials to provide an online ...

After a whirlwind nine months that has witnessed a rapid rebirth of online education at elite U.S. universities in the form of massively open online courses, or MOOCs, Harvard University threw its hat ...

Lifelong learning, both online and off, doesn’t just help entrepreneurs learn new skills, keep ahead of AI, and advance their careers. It also slows brain aging and helps us maintain the curiosity and ...

Teachers make up about one-third of participants in the massive open online courses offered by MIT and Harvard University, according to a new report by researchers at the two institutions. The report ...