Professor Gilbert Strang taught linear algebra for 61 years. His free online lectures, part of MIT OpenCourseWare, reached ...

This month marks the tenth anniversary of MIT OpenCourseWare, the university's initiative to provide free and open access to its core academic content -- the syllabi, lecture notes, problem sets and ...

In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether it's cars, robots, personal gadgetry or industrial machines, Candace Lombardi examines the moving parts that keep our ...

When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced an ambitious plan to give away online materials for every course, officials wondered whether other colleges and universities would follow suit.

MIT is offering its online courseware, worth $107,840, free, reports MSNBC. "This material is out there for the good of mankind," said Jon Paul Potts, an MIT spokesperson. "There is no attempt to ...

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 ...

Online education offers the flexibility and accessibility of learning things according to an individual's pace, needs and financial standing. As more and more people gain access into the Internet on ...

“What has the impact been of MOOCs on MIT OCW usage?” Matthew Rascoff (@mzrascoff) tweeted earlier this week. It’s a great question. Have massive open online classes spurred more interest in MIT Open ...