Online Learning Update

March 14, 2012

First MITx Course Attracts 90,000 Students, Proving the Popularity of Online Learning

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

by Lauren Landry, BostInno

When MIT first introduced MITx in December, we knew the courses would be popular. Not only are they free, but they allow anyone to receive an MIT-sanctioned certificate. With the first course launching today, however, we’re seeing just how popular the program is — 90,000 people popular. Coined “6.002x (Circuits and Electronics),” the class first opened in February, already garnering that immense amount of traffic.

http://bostinno.com/2012/03/05/first-mitx-course-attracts-90000-students-proving-the-popularity-of-online-education/

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