Sanjay Sarma: The MicroMasters Pilot Program - Democratizing Admissions, Globalizing MIT’s Reach

Sanjay Sarma
November 05, 2015 1:00pm
Location
MIT Campus
Type
xTalks
Audience
Faculty
MIT Community
Public
Students

Dean of Digital Learning and Director of Open Learning, Professor Sanjay Sarma will speak on the newly announced "MicroMaster's" pilot program that allows learners worldwide to take a semester’s worth of courses in its top-ranked, one-year Supply Chain Management (SCM) master’s program completely online, then complete an MIT master’s degree by spending a single semester on campus. (from MIT News, S. Bradt)

"Inverted admission has the potential to disrupt traditional modes of access to higher education," says Sarma, one of the co-leaders of this initiative. "We’re democratizing access to a master’s program for learners worldwide."  Learn more