MIT颁发证书的在线课程开放注册

MIT去年底宣布了MITx在线学习项目，通过交互式学习平台让在线学习学生出席模拟实验室，与教授和其他学生互动交流，完成学业的学生将被颁发正式证书。现在，MITx项目的第一门在线免费课程已经开放注册。

《6.002x：电路与电子学》参照的是MIT电机工程与计算机科学系本科生入门课程6.002，它是MITx的第一门原型课程，将向在线学生抽象介绍集总电路。MIT教务长L. Rafael Rei说，他们将通过该门原型课程，收集反馈，优化在线教育工具。

学生在注册后将可以在网上浏览课程计划、电子教科书和讨论版块。学生将在每个星期观看视频讲座和演示，完成作业，参与互动，参加考试，每周学习约10小时，连续14周。

注册地址：http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/mitx-offers-prototype-course-0213.html

原文如下：

In December, MIT announced the launch of an online learning initiative called “MITx.” Starting this week, interested learners can now enroll for free in the initiative’s prototype course — 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics.

Students can sign up for the course at mitx.mit.edu. The course will officially begin on March 5 and run through June 8.

Modeled after MIT’s 6.002 — an introductory course for undergraduate students in MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) — 6.002x will introduce engineering in the context of the lumped circuit abstraction, helping students make the transition from physics to the fields of electrical engineering and computer science. It will be taught by Anant Agarwal, EECS professor and director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL); Chris Terman, CSAIL co-director; EECS Professor Gerald Sussman; and CSAIL Research Scientist Piotr Mitros.

“We are very excited to begin MITx with this prototype class,” says MIT Provost L. Rafael Reif. “We will use this prototype course to optimize the tools we have built by soliciting and acting on feedback from learners.”

To access the course, registered students will log in at mitx.mit.edu, where they will find a course schedule, an e-textbook for the course, and a discussion board. Each week, students will watch video lectures and demonstrations, work with practice exercises, complete homework assignments, and participate in an online interactive lab specifically designed to replicate its real-world counterpart. Students will also take exams and be able to check their grades as they progress in the course. Overall, students can expect to spend approximately 10 hours each week on the course.

“We invite you to join us for this pilot course of MITx,” Agarwal says. “The 6.002x team of professors and teaching assistants is excited to work with you on the discussion forum, and we look forward to your feedback to improve the learning experience.”
Watch: A video introduction to 6.002x;
Frequently Asked Questions about 6.002x;
FAQs about MITx.
At the end of the prototype course, students who demonstrate their mastery will be able to receive a certificate of completion for free. In future MITx courses, students who complete the mastery requirement on MITx will be able to receive the credential for a modest fee.

Further courses are expected to become available beginning in the fall.