Harvard, MIT to partner in $60 million initiative to offer free online classes to all

This is big news. I know MIT has a track record for online education but it will be interesting to see how Harvard adapts to online education. As the article mentions, Stanford has a bunch of continuing education classes offered online (not free) and I can tell you, my personal experience is that the online classes are as good or as bad as the classroom sessions. Frankly, it depends on who is teaching the course.

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/cambridge/articles/2012/05/03/harvard_mit_to_partner_in_60_million_initiative_to_offer_free_online_classes_to_all/

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