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15 Years of MIT OpenCourseware

Celebrating a new milestone
in open education

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  A Community of Open

  
  

  "MIT has been my middle school, my high school, my entire education."

  Ahaan Rungta

  Student, USA

  
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  A Community of Open

  
  

  "Studying in a country where there are political issues going on, such as strikes, drone attacks, target killing, etc., it’s very difficult to study. But thanks to OCW, now I do not have to worry about keeping [up] with the competing world."

  Tooba Siddiqui

  Student, Pakistan

  
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  A Community of Open

  
  

  "OCW gives rare and high-level knowledge explained in a simple way."

  Akwir Alain

  Self Learner, Democratic Republic of the Congo

  
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  A Community of Open

  
  

  "Your program really helped me to realize that I was still able to do the same quality of work as I did before the aneurysm and brain surgery."

  Anita Moreno

  Self Learner, USA

  
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  A Community of Open

  
  

  "OCW provides a chance for the students to get an idea of how it would be when studying abroad."

  Kian Wah Liew

  Malaysia

  
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OCW Innovations

In 1999, MIT Faculty considered how to use the Internet in pursuit of MIT's mission—to advance knowledge and educate students—and in 2000 proposed OCW.

Today, MIT OpenCourseWare is a cornerstone of MIT's ongoing commitment to openly sharing educational resources. OCW continues to grow, with more new and updated courses, more video and interactive resources, and enhancements like OCW Scholar and OCW Educator. As the online options for learners and teachers continue to multiply, the value of MIT OpenCourseWare—free and open materials spanning the entire MIT curriculum—has never been greater.

		OCW Annouced in the New York Times 2001
50 Course Published 2002 Proof-of-concept site.   First language translations added, in Spanish and Portuguese.
		Official OCW Site Launch in October 2003 2003 500 courses published.
OCW Adopts Creative Commons License 2004 First mirror site established in Africa.   Other institutions work with MIT to create their own OCWs.
		OCW Wins Over a Dozen Major Awards 2005 First updates to previously published courses.   OCW wins over a dozen major awards.   OpenCourseWare Consortium formed [renamed the Open Education Consortium in 2014].
OCW Highlights is Developed for High School Secondary Education 2006 OCW Consortium meets in Kyoto, portal launched.   1550 courses published.
		Publication for Virtually all MIT Courses Completed 2007 Highlights for High School is officially launched.   New monthly traffic record: Over 2 millions visits.
50 Million Visits 2008 Audio/Video content added regularly to YouTube and iTunesU.   Persian translations added.
		225 Mirror Sites Around the World 2009 1 million visits to Highlights for High School.   1 million visits from the MIT community.
100 Million Visits Reached 2010 30 Supplemental Resources provide videos, online textbooks, and more beyond courses.   2000 courses published.
		OCW Scholar Courses, Designed for Independent Learners, are Launched 2011 OCW celebrates a decade of open sharing.   MIT launches MITx online courses, expanding its commitment to free global learning.
125 Millions Visits Reached 2012 Turkish course translations and Korean video translations added.   MIT's new Office of Digital Learning brings together OCW, MITx and other resources.   OCW website redesigned for better user experience.
		OCW Educator Launched, Providing Insight on How Courses are Taught at MIT 2013 Highlights for High School website redesigned for better user experience.
1 Billion Page Views and 175 Million Visits 2014 100 courses have complete video lectures.   900 older versions of courses have been updated.