WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University will partner with global leader edX, the nonprofit learning destination founded by MIT and Harvard, through a two-year agreement to begin offering a lineup of ...

MIT is collaborating with Boeing and NASA to develop a four-part online, certificate-based program: “Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems.” The ...

Serving the Brown University community since 1891“It’s a pretty significant investment of time and resources, so the thought is: let’s rechannel that energy and focus on, instead, creating more online ...

The researchers also found evidence of a gender gap in enrollment for computer science and STEM—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—edX courses, which are on average comprised of ...

“Online courses can be confusing to navigate. EdX’s clarity is a highlight and is important if not all users speak the same language,” Widner said, also noting the importance of allowing users free ...

The "prototype" course for the edX project, an MIT-produced course called Circuits & Electronics, has drawn 120,000 registrants. There is no word on what Harvard and MIT courses are next in line for ...

“MathWorks is committed to accelerating engineering and scientific education, and opening access to MATLAB for learners everywhere,” said Craig Santos, Director of Training Services for ...

EdX's open online education system has drawn a lot of interest -- enough interest that the non-profit has just loosened up its membership structure to allow for more participants. The revamp lets ...

Agarwal, who is also a professor at MIT, says edX could charge somewhere between $50 to $100 for those who want an official badge that certifies they’ve completed a course.