"We believe strongly that education can be best advanced when knowledge is shared openly and freely," says Anne Margulies, executive director of the OCW program at MIT. "MIT is using the power of the Internet to give away all of the educational materials created here." Full Story »
Posted by Autumn Carlson
This is a good story about a significant trend in higher education. It reports on a movement with many participants but only focuses on a couple of higher profile US institutions when it could have provided more about non-US participation. It also doesn't mention any of the other Internet-based distance learning initiatives. some of which are also quite interesting.
Fine piece in just about every respect. Inspiring too, even presenting what cynics might consider 'idealistic' student comments regarding beneficial effects OCW policies might have on civilization at large.
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