TL;DR: A wide range of online courses from MIT are available to take for free on edX. It's not a secret, but it feels like it. There's a lot to consider, so we've got you started with a standout ...

Shopping week is a time to explore Harvard’s extensive course offerings, but as it turns out, you don’t have to stop at Harvard. Whether you are just curious at the prospect or want to be able to say ...

For more than 30 years, the pioneering X-ray astrophysicist Walter Lewin taught core curriculum physics courses to undergraduates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For this alone, he ...

A free virtual classroom may be just as conducive to learning as a traditional university setting, according to a study of a massive open online course offered by edX. The report, entitled “Learning ...

Jerrold R. Zacharias developed the first commercial atomic clock, made advances in radar systems, and helped build the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos during World War II. The adoption of atomic time ...