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Before we can talk about the benefits of online learning to education, it helps to agree on the purpose of education. There are many concepts of what education is for. This article

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Significant dollars can be redirected back to universities from commercial publishers by the advocacy of publishing at reasonable prices. MIT is well positioned to lead in this transformation, thereby translating what is now a significant cost into...

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A general goal of education is to create life-long learners who can formulate, analyze, and solve complex problems. However, most classes today focus on well defined problems, and the process of formulation along with identifying the tools and...

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In contrast with problem sets and exams, a potential method for assessment in the future could be asking students to demonstrate what they have learned by creating content for an online learning platform. This content could then be assessed by seeing...

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I wanted to thank MIT for the opportunity to converse on its future path and present my perspective on this topic. I got my bachelors degree in Course 6.1 in 1996 and currently I am a law partner and patent attorney at a local law firm in Boston....

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I've often heard faculty state that many high school students, particularly US, do not have the academic credentials to enter MIT (or other top ranked universities) and they sense this "knowledge" gap is broadening.

MIT has an incredible...

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MIT already funds graduate education for many students via research partnerships. This is an extension of that concept outside the field of research and can be applied to any stage of a collegiate education.

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Industry and academia are two sides of the same coin at MIT. How do you provide access to that experience for thousands of internet-based students? would propose two things. The first would be asking MIT's Global Education and Career Development...

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MITx and EDx will change the need for physical space. Presumably, we will need less of it and will use what we have differently. I propose taking a forward look at what could be a new physical footprint for MIT by identifying those buildings that...

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Submitted on behalf of Administrative Council, Discussion Table 14
Brainstorm question - What are the pathways and barriers to extending aspects of the MIT educational experience to learners around the world?

Pathways:
Create ways...

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