Interested in a totally free college education regardless of your academic performance or background?
Recently, one of the world’s most prestigious universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) announced a substantial enhancement of its ten-year old Open Course Ware (OCW) program: MITx
According to the university’s website, MITx will offer a portfolio of MIT courses through an online interactive learning platform. So, instead of just sharing free course materials (as OCW does), everyone can complete interactive courses and even receive an official certificate of completion. Of course, the certificate will not carry the weight of a traditional M.I.T. diploma, but at least it will provide an incentive to finish the online material.
Forbes called this new online education system a “game-changer” that “is nothing short of revolutionary”.
Swiss Economist 