Idea Bank: Global Implications of EdX

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Allow former students to get college credits for courses taken online. I would love to continue my MIT education but due to circumstances cannot move to Boston at this stage of my life.

You have the technology... Be bold and lead the way for...

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Re: Are in-person lectures a thing of the past?

I certainly hope not. Some lectures could be recorded so that students could listen and watch them at times and places convenient for them, but they would then take on a more preplanned aspect,...

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I applaud the creativity of allowing access to MIT lectures and coursework online. Please ensure that this is used to supplement, not replace, the face-to-face classroom and laboratory experience. We cannot duplicate the serendipitous interactions...

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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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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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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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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?

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Submitted on behalf of Administrative Council, Table Discussion, April 30 event
Brainstorm question - What are the pathways and barriers to extending aspects of the MIT educational experience to learners around the world?

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For many MIT-bound high school students, the last year of high school is a waste of time. In addition, many students come in with AP credit for a semester's or year's worth of calculus, physics, biology, and/or chemistry. Perhaps MIT could accept...

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Hold a competitive process to recruit students from around the world who have displayed clear leadership in energy to attend MIT for a semester or year. Their addition would strengthen the MIT energy community and expand the impact MIT has on solving...

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