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The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: May 2005

A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users

and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare

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The May 2005 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:

1. New MIT Courses Bring Total to 1100

2. Top Japanese Universities Launch OCW Projects

3. A Frequently Asked Question

3. Johns Hopkins School of Public Health OCW

4. Utah State University OCW

5. Comments

6. Newsletter Available Online at http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/newsletter.htm

1. New MIT Courses Bring Total to 1100

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MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) is pleased to announce that with the publication of 175 new courses in the month of April, there are now 1101 total courses available at http://ocw.mit.edu.

We are pleased to call your attention to the following new MIT courses. When looking at the complete MIT OCW Course List, look for the red NEW to indicate courses recently published:

2. Top Japanese Universities Launch OCW Projects

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The top six universities in Japan - Keio University, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, the University of Tokyo, and Waseda University - have announced the formation of the Japan OCW Collaboration Group.

On Friday, May 13, the presidents of the six universities gathered in Tokyo to announce they had joined with MIT to make available, through a system compatible with MIT OCW, course content for approximately 10 courses, contributing to the progress of the information age as representatives of Japan. The six universities have created a portal page at http://www.jocw.jp. To visit the six individual Japanese OCW projects, see the following links:

MIT OCW and the "opencourseware" concept is a part of the larger open knowledge movement that promotes free and unrestricted access to the primary teaching materials for courses taught at educational institutions. So it is with great excitement that we are pleased these six leading Japanese universities are joining with MIT, Johns Hopkins University's School of Public Health, and Utah State University in launching OCW-like projects.

3. A Frequently Asked Question

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QUESTION: Will MIT update the courses originally published in the MIT OCW pilot project in September 2002?

ANSWER: In April 2005, MIT OCW began archiving some of its older courses and replacing them with updated versions of those courses (with new years and terms). Some of the courses are substantially different in teaching methodology, while some now offer additional teaching and learning resources. The updated courses are listed at http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/updatedcourses.htm.

4. Johns Hopkins School of Public Health OCW

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The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) in Baltimore, MD, is world-renowned as a leading international authority on public health. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Opencourseware project provides access to the school's most popular courses.

5. Utah State University OCW

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Utah State University (USU) is one of the nation's premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant universities. USU Opencourseware supports USU's institutional mission to serve the public through learning, discovery, and engagement.

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