The Creation of OpenCourseWare at MIT
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Abelson, Hal![Thumbnail](/bitstream/handle/1721.1/37585/ocw-creation-preprint.pdf.jpg?sequence=3&isAllowed=y)
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Mathematics and Computation
Advisor
Hal Abelson
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This paper traces the genesis of the MIT OpenCourseWare project from its initial strategic precursors in 1999 and 2000, through its launch in 2001 and its subsequent evolution. The story told here illuminates the interplay among institutional leadership, and strategic planning, and with university culture in launching major educational technology enterprises. It also shows how initiatives can evolve in unexpected ways, and can even surpass their initial goals. The paper concludes with an overview of challenges facing OpenCourseWare in moving from the end of its production ramp-up and towards sustainability.
Date issued
2007-05-19Citation
J. Science Education and Technology
Series/Report no.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Keywords
educational technology, open educational resources