Yep, and the MIT OKI project is supporting this effort on Linux/390 as well as Linux/Intel and other platforms.
This is good stuff -- anything that breaks the monopoly of WebCT and Blackboard over online education systems is a positive move. -- db David Boyes Sine Nomine Associates > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Post, Mark K > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 3:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: OT: BBC News Article: Learn for free online > > > This is completely unrelated to Linux in any way, but is > something that has > some personal meaning for me. BBC News is reporting that MIT > is working > towards putting all of the courseware on the web, for free. > > "Like almost every organisation in the US, the Massachusetts > Institute of > Technology spent the late 1990s struggling with the question > of how to take > advantage of the internet. > > "Many other colleges launched online degree courses aimed at > anyone with a > modem and a big wallet. > > "But MIT has taken a completely different direction with a > project called > OpenCourseWare (OCW) that could stop the trend of > commercialising online > education dead in its tracks. > > "The first group of courses are set to be published on the > internet on 30 > September, including subjects like anthropology, biology, > chemistry and > computer science. > > "'I genuinely think there was an 'a-ha' moment when they said > our mission > was actually to enhance education,' said Anne Margulies, > Executive Director > of OCW. > > "'Why don't we, instead of trying to sell our knowledge over > the internet, > just give it away.' > > "Over the next 10 years, MIT will move all its existing > coursework on to the > internet." > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2270648.stm > > > Mark Post >
