MIT Open Learning

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MIT Open Learning is an Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) organization,[1][2] headed by Sanjay Sarma,[3] that oversees several MIT educational initiatives, such as MIT Open CourseWare, MITx,[4] MicroMasters,[5] MIT Bootcamps[6] and others.[7]

MIT Open Learning develops new "to-campus" and "to-job" pathways for learners by combining its credentials (MicroMasters), online programs (MITx) and in-person programs (MIT Bootcamps).[8][9][10][11][12]

MIT Open Learning is composed of the following programmatic units:

  • MIT Open Courseware
  • MITx MicroMasters
  • Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab
  • MIT Integrated Learning Initiative
  • MIT xPro
  • MIT Bootcamps

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  1. ^ "MIT Facts 2020: Open Learning". web.mit.edu.
  2. ^ "Education | MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology". www.mit.edu.
  3. ^ "Students and teachers rely on MIT teaching and learning resources now more than ever". MIT News.
  4. ^ Parry, Marc (December 19, 2011). "MIT Will Offer Certificates to Outside Students Who Take Its Online Courses" – via The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  5. ^ "Nine universities team up to create global infrastructure for digital academic credentials". MIT News.
  6. ^ Hannon, Kerry (June 7, 2019). "Short-Term Programs for Long-Term Success". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ^ "Open learning". MIT Technology Review.
  8. ^ "A road paved with open learning". MIT News.
  9. ^ "From MOOC to bootcamp to MIT". MIT News.
  10. ^ "MIT and other universities team up to explore blockchain potential for management of academic credentials". TokenPost.
  11. ^ Stone, Lucy (February 3, 2019). "Prestigious bootcamp for innovators returns to Brisbane". Brisbane Times.
  12. ^ "In the Era of Microcredentials, Institutions Look to Blockchain to Verify Learning - EdSurge News". EdSurge. October 31, 2017.