Editing MIT OpenCourseWare (section)

===History===
The concept of MIT OpenCourseWare grew out of the MIT Council on Education Technology, which was charged by MIT [[Provost (education)|provost]] [[Robert A. Brown|Robert Brown]] in 1999 with determining how MIT should position itself in the [[distance learning]]/e-learning environment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Provost announces formation of council on educational technology|url=https://news.mit.edu/1999/council-0929|access-date=2021-02-02|website=MIT News {{!}} Massachusetts Institute of Technology|date=29 September 1999 |language=en|archive-date=2020-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127041939/https://news.mit.edu/1999/council-0929|url-status=live}}</ref> 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. The project was spearheaded by professors Dick K.P Yue, Shigeru Miyagawa, and [[Hal Abelson]]. The main challenge in implementing the MIT OCW initiative had not been faculty resistance, but rather, the logistical challenges presented by determining ownership and obtaining publication permission for the massive amount of [[copyright]]ed items that are embedded in the course materials of MIT's faculty, in addition to the time and technical effort required to convert the educational materials to an online format.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oeconsortium.org/projects/impact-of-openness-on-institutions/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/|title=Open Education at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the United States {{!}} The Open Education Consortium|website=www.oeconsortium.org|access-date=2019-10-26|archive-date=2020-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019125025/https://www.oeconsortium.org/projects/impact-of-openness-on-institutions/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/|url-status=live}}</ref> Copyright in MIT OpenCourseWare material remains with MIT, members of its faculty, or its students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ocw.mit.edu/help/faq-intellectual-property/|title=FAQ: Intellectual Property {{!}} MIT OpenCourseWare {{!}} Free Online Course Materials|website=ocw.mit.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-10-26|archive-date=2020-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203083310/https://ocw.mit.edu/help/faq-intellectual-property/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2002, the MIT OpenCourseWare proof-of-concept pilot site opened to the public, offering 32 courses. In September 2003, MIT OpenCourseWare published its 500th course, including some courses with complete streaming video lectures. By September 2004, 900 MIT courses were available online. In 2005, MIT OpenCourseWare and other [[open educational resources]] projects formed the [[OpenCourseWare Consortium]], which seeks to extend the reach and impact of open course materials, foster new open course materials and develop sustainable models for open course material publication. 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 fields|STEM]] education at the [[secondary school]] level. In 2011, MIT OpenCourseWare introduced the first of fifteen OCW Scholar courses, which are designed specifically for the needs of independent learners. While still publications of course materials like the rest of the site content, these courses are more in-depth and the materials are presented in logical sequences that facilitate self-study. No interaction with other students is supported by the OCW site, but study groups on collaborating project [[OpenStudy]] are available for some OCW Scholar courses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/ocw-scholar/ |title=OCW Scholar courses |publisher=Web.mit.edu |access-date=2013-10-10 |archive-date=2019-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227110330/https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/ocw-scholar/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, [[Harvard]] and MIT launched [[edX]], a [[massive open online course]] (MOOC) provider to deliver online learning opportunities to the public.<ref>{{cite web |title=MITx on edX (MOOCs) |url=https://openlearning.mit.edu/beyond-campus/mitx-edx-moocs |website=MIT Open Learning |access-date=10 May 2019 |language=en |date=6 February 2015 |archive-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510233004/https://openlearning.mit.edu/beyond-campus/mitx-edx-moocs |url-status=live }}</ref> Between 2013 and 2019, some MIT OCW courses were delivered by the European MOOC platform [[Eliademy]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Irving Singer |author-link=Irving Singer |url=https://eliademy.com/catalog/oer/philosophy-of-love-in-the-western-world.html |title=Philosophy of Love in the Western World |publisher=MIT OCW |work=Eliademy.com |date=Fall 2014 |access-date=2014-08-19 |quote=Based on a work at http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/linguistics-and-philosophy/24-261-philosophy-of-love-in-the-western-world-fall-2004/. |archive-date=2016-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102165453/https://eliademy.com/catalog/oer/philosophy-of-love-in-the-western-world.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In recent years, MIT OCW has expanded its reach and features. As of 2020, the platform reported an increase in global engagement, with materials accessed by over 500 million learners worldwide since its inception.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MIT OpenCourseWare Team |title=2020 OCW Impact Report |url=https://ocw.mit.edu/ocw-www/2020-19_ocw_impact_report.pdf |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=[[MIT OpenCourseWare]]}}</ref>