New MITx Course by Walter Lewin Has Potential to be the Largest MOOC Ever
Summary
The class offers the opportunity for the millions who have gained a new appreciation of Physics through Professor Lewin’s lectures to test that understanding using the latest online learning tools, and to receive a certificate recognizing their achievement.EdX provides inspirational and transformative knowledge to students of all ages, social status, and income who form worldwide communities of learners.Learners successfully completing the course will receive a certificate bearing Professor Lewin’s signature to recognize their achievement.In the past two years, MOOCs have been putting up impressive numbers.He is a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (elected 1993), Fellow of the American Physical Society.About edXEdX is a not-for-profit enterprise of its founding partners Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology focused on transforming online and on-campus learning through groundbreaking methodologies, game-like experiences and cutting-edge research.EdX provides inspirational and transformative knowledge to students of all ages, social status, and income who form worldwide communities of learners.