In response to physical distancing set into motion to address the Covid-19 pandemic, MIT Open Learning has created a number of new platforms for higher education students and faculty, as well as for teachers, parents, and K-12 students, while continuing to offer its existing online education resources and courseware.
Leveraging over 20 years of online teaching and learning experience, MIT is providing online courses and other remote learning resources to instructors, parents, and students worldwide.
For MIT Professor Sanjay Sarma, vice president of open learning, this work is imperative. “Learning and knowledge are more important than ever,” he remarks. “At MIT Open Learning, we have taught millions of learners, supported teachers at MIT and in middle and high schools worldwide, and developed new learning technologies in areas such as gamification and virtual reality. Developing agile responses to major issues of access to education is our stock-in-trade. It’s a privilege...
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