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.
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Currently, MIT OpenCourseWare is supported by MIT, corporate underwriting, major gifts, and donations from site visitors.
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MIT OpenCourseWare sits within MIT Open Learning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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MIT OpenCourseWare was then initiated to provide a new model for the dissemination of knowledge and collaboration among scholars around the world, and contributes to the “shared intellectual commons” in academia, which fosters collaboration across MIT and among other scholars.
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Copyright in MIT OpenCourseWare material remains with MIT, members of its faculty, or its students.
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In September 2003, MIT OpenCourseWare published its 500th course, including some courses with complete streaming video lectures.
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In 2007, MIT OpenCourseWare introduced a site called Highlights for High School that indexes resources on the MIT OCW applicable to advanced high school study in biology, chemistry, calculus and physics in an effort to support US STEM education at the secondary school level.
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In 2011, MIT OpenCourseWare introduced the first of fifteen OCW Scholar courses, which are designed specifically for the needs of independent learners.
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In 2012 Harvard and MIT OpenCourseWare launched edX, a massive open online course provider to deliver online learning opportunities to the public.
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MIT OpenCourseWare OCW was originally served by a custom content management system based on Microsoft's Content Management Server, which was replaced in mid-2010 with a Plone-based content management system.
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