Online Learning Update

December 1, 2013

The (Off-Campus) Future of MIT

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:02 am

By Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed

An education from MIT may soon involve a freshman year spent completing online courses, two years on campus and a fourth “year” of continuous education. While students pursue their careers, they could access a growing library of online courses to refresh their knowledge, Agarwal said. “As we blend the courses, universities will take the next step,” Agarwal said. “We would be woven into the fabric of universities. And as long as we’re adding value, we have no qualms about that.”

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/11/25/massachusetts-institute-technology-names-edx-key-component-educational-strategy

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