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For one learner, online MIT courses are “like getting a Ferrari for the price of an electric scooter”

MIT News Education 228d ago curriculum

As a professional mechanical engineer, Badri Ratnam was inspired when MIT started offering massive open online courses (MOOCs) in engineering and science in 2012. He wondered if he was up to the challenge of solving problem sets and…

Les Perelman, expert in writing assessment and champion of writing education, dies at 77

MIT News Education 231d ago curriculum

Leslie “Les” Perelman, an influential figure in college writing assessment; a champion of writing instruction across all subject matters for over three decades at MIT; and a former MIT associate dean for undergraduate education, died on…

Bringing the stage to the classroom

MIT News Education 249d ago curriculum

In class 21T.100 (Theater Arts Production), students are invited to join MIT Theater Arts faculty and staff in the development of a fully-staged production for an audience. Participants collaborate as performers, designers, writers,…

Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy

MIT News Education 334d ago curriculum

Ernest Opoku knew he wanted to become a scientist when he was a little boy. But his school in Dadease, a small town in Ghana, offered no elective science courses — so Opoku created one for himself. Even though they had neither a dedicated…