Leveraging OpenCourseWare to receive a Masters Degree. MIT Open Learning. Learning to fly “To this day, Henshall recommends MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) and MITx courses to students and her fellow veterans who are transitioning out of the service.” “Over 10 years later, she found that most courses had more material, videos, and notes that more closely approximated an MIT course experience. Those additional open education resources gave Henshall an extra edge to complete a 21-month program in 12 months with a 4.0 GPA. Her advisor told her that she had the best thesis defense he had seen in 25 years.” https://news.mit.edu/2022/learning-fly-andrea-henshall-0316 MIT OCW “MIT OpenCourseWare is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to publish all of the educational materials from its undergraduate- and graduate-level courses online, freely and openly available to anyone, anywhere.Wikipedia“ MITx https://openlearning.mit.edu › courses-programs › mitx-courses MITx courses are free online courses taught by MIT Faculty MITx courses are free online courses taught by MIT Faculty MITx Courses Anyone can learn for free from MITx courses. They are open to learners worldwide and have already reached millions. Earning a certificate of completion costs a low fee and may entail completing additional assessments.
That's exactly what these OpenCourseWare offerings are, an additional resource to add to the current list of learning materials the student is provided or required to go through. It's similar to going to a library and getting additional learning material...
Similar.... but WAY better, on average. Like comparing $1,150 Prada jeans to random $30 Chinese no-name. Except this is like getting Prada for free.
