WHAT IS THE MIT
OPENCOURSEWARE?
The MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) is an initiative from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This program was announced on April 4, 2001. The program allows all of the educational materials from
its undergraduate – and graduate-level courses to be put online, openly available to
anyone, anywhere. As such, the MIT OpenCourseWare is actually a large-scale,
web-based publication of MIT course materials.
You don't have to register for anything; you just go to the site and access the materials. There is no supervision.. You
can explore whatever you want to learn whenever you want to learn it. The initiative has inspired more than 250
other institutions to make their course materials available as open educational
resources through the Open Education Consortium.
ARE THE COURSES
REALLY FREE?
The MIT OpenCourseWare makes the materials used in the
teaching of all of MIT's undergraduate and graduate courses available
on the Web, free of charge, to any user in the world. MIT OCW receives an
average of over 2 million web site visits per month from more than 215
countries and territories worldwide. To date, more than 220 million visitors
have accessed the free MIT educational materials on the site or in translation. Courses at the MIT OpenCourseWare are
available freely in line with the MIT mission.
MIT MISSION
The mission of MIT is to advance students knowledge and educate
students in courses such as: science, technology, and other areas of studies that will best
serve the nation and the world in the twenty-first century. MIT seek to develop each member of the MIT community the ability and passion to work wisely,
creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind.
MIT OPENCOURSEWARE
- SOME MILESTONES
·
March 7, 2017:
MIT OCW welcomes over 220 million visitors;
·
July 23, 2012:
MIT OpenCourseWare selected one of best free reference web sites for
2012 by American Library Association;
·
February 29, 2012: MIT OpenCourseWare teams up with Flat World
Knowledge to combine free texts and free course materials;
·
August 25, 2010:
TIME Magazine selects MIT OpenCourseWare as one of the 50 best websites
of 2010;
·
July 29, 2010: MIT OpenCourseWare was named by
the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as a recipient
of the Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE) for promoting
exceptional online materials that are available free of charge to science
educators;
·
December 3, 2008: OCW welcomes 50 million visitors;
·
2007: Virtually the entire MIT curriculum
published online;
·
June 18, 2004: MIT received honors from three
magazines, and several others in the MIT community were recognized for
individual achievements, including physics professor, Walter Lewin, and math
professor, Gilbert Strang who have course materials on MIT OCW and who have
individually received more than 1 million visits;
·
2002: First MIT OCW site established with 50
courses on it;
·
2000: MIT proposed the OpenCourseWare;
·
1999: MIT considered how to use the internet to
fulfill their mission.
FUNDING
MIT OCW was originally funded by the William and Flora
Hewlett Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and MIT. Currently, MIT OCW
is supported by MIT, corporate underwriting, major gifts, and donations from
site visitors. As of 2013, the annual
cost of running MIT OCW was about $3.5 million. MIT's goal for the next decade
is to increase their reach ten-fold and to secure funding for the expansion.
Site Statistics
MIT OCW is accessed by a broadly international population
of educators and learners. MIT OpenCourseWare receives over 2 million visits
each month. These visits come from all over the world, with more than half coming
from countries outside of North America:
MIT OPENCOUSEWARE
– TYPES OF AUDIENCES / VISITORS
Educators 17%
|
Students 30%
|
Independent Learners 50%
|
Audiences Use MIT OPENCOURSEWARE RESOURCES FOR
WHAT PURPOSE?
Educators use resources …
To improve personal knowledge 31%
|
To find reference material for their students 15%
|
To learn new teaching methods 23%
|
To develop curriculum for their dept./school 8%
|
To incorporate OCW materials into a course 20%
|
Other 3%
|
Students use resources …
To enhance personal knowledge 46%
|
To plan a course of study 16%
|
To complement a current course 34%
|
Other 4%
|
Self-Learners use resources …
To explore areas outside professional field 40%
|
To keep current with devpts. In their field 17%
|
To review basic concepts in prof. field 18%
|
To complete a work-related project or task 4%
|
To prepare for future course of study 18%
|
Other 3%
|
MIT OPENCOURSEWARE
- ONLINE TRAFFIC / SITE VISITS
Site Traffic
Measure
|
Total
|
February, 2017
|
Total Visits
|
229,807,626
|
1,921,836
|
Total unique visitors
|
145,543,926
|
1,280,513
|
MIT.EDU Visits
|
2,758,688
|
21,461
|
Highlights for High School Visits
|
5,080,616
|
34,379
|
OCW Scholar Visits
|
19,340,725
|
243,699
|
Page Views
|
1,271,109,315
|
7,720,709
|
ZIP Downloads
|
25,930,070
|
130,006
|
FEATURED SITES
AT MIT OCW WEBSITE
Highlights for High School
|
MIT+K12 Videos
|
OCW Educator
|
Teaching Excellence at MIT
|
MIT Crosslinks and OCW
|
Outreach@MIT
|
MITx and Related OCW Courses
|
Open Education Consortium
|
COURSES
As of February 2017, over 2,380 courses are 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 February 2017, 92 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
thru iTunes U and the Internet Archives.
COURSES: TOPICS
(11) & SUB-TOPICS (117)
Business (17 sub-topics)
|
Mathematics (11 sub-topics)
|
Energy (11 sub-topics)
|
Science (5 sub-topics)
|
Engineering (13 sub-topics)
|
Social Science (12 sub-topics)
|
Fine Arts (7 sub-topics)
|
Society (10 sub-topics)
|
Health and Medicine (21 sub-topics)
|
Teaching and Education (4 sub-topics)
|
Humanities (6 sub-topics)
|
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|
MIT DEPARTMENTS OFFERING Audio/Video Lectures VIA
MIT OPENCOURSEWARE
Aeronautics and Astronautics
|
Global Studies and Languages
|
Anthropology
|
Health Sciences and Technology
|
Architecture
|
History
|
Athletics, Physical Education
and Recreation
|
Linguistics and Philosophy
|
Biological Engineering
|
Literature
|
Biology
|
Materials Science and
Engineering
|
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
|
Mathematics
|
Chemical Engineering
|
Mechanical Engineering
|
Chemistry
|
Media Arts and Sciences
|
Civil and Environmental
Engineering
|
Music and Theater Arts
|
Comparative Media Studies
|
Nuclear Science and
Engineering
|
Comparative Media
Studies/Writing
|
Physics
|
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary
Sciences
|
Science, Technology, and
Society
|
Economics
|
Sloan School of Management
|
Edgerton Center (Energy)
|
Supplemental Resources
|
Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science
|
Urban Studies and Planning
|
Engineering Systems Division
|
Writing and Humanistic Studies
|
Experimental Study Group
|
HOW TO FIND
COURSES AT THE MIT OPENCOURSEWARE WEBSITE
Find by Topic
|
New Courses
|
Find by Course Number
|
Most Visited Courses
|
Find by Department
|
OCW Scholar Courses
|
Instructional Approach
|
This Course at MIT
|
Teaching Materials
|
Supplemental Resources
|
Audio/Video Courses
|
Translated Courses
|
Courses with Subtitles
|
View All Courses
|
Online Textbooks
|
WHAT NEXT?
As mentioned, courses at the MIT OpenCourseWare are
available at no cost. To find out more
about this opportunity or to explore the available courses and identify one
that you might want to try out, please
click here.
Posted by Dr. Nat Tuivavalagi
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