MIT Open Learning extends MIT’s knowledge and know-how across the globe, inspiring individuals, strengthening institutions, and fueling innovation.
With a focus on educating one billion learners, Open Learning is centered around four interconnected focus areas.
Open Education
As the first higher education institution to share educational resources freely online, MIT has a long tradition of opening doors to learning. Open Education builds on this legacy, continuing to extend knowledge as a public good around the globe.
Our Open Education offerings include free introductory and advanced online courses, lecture notes, readings, and assessments, videos, and podcasts. We also scale up use and adoption of our open educational offerings through collaborations with educators.
Explore our free and open online courses, programs, and resources.
Workforce Learning
Workforce Learning creates MIT-quality professional education and custom learning solutions for individuals and organizations that teach the cutting-edge skills of today, including artificial intelligence.
Our tailored offerings include:
- Professional education programs for technical professionals looking to advance their careers and build skills.
- Learning solutions that help organizations close skills gaps, retain their workforce, and drive business results.
- Stackable training experiences that create opportunity pipelines for digital and AI-native workforces.
Explore our reskilling and upskilling programs for learners wanting to augment their careers, and our cross-disciplinary offerings that prepare both individuals and organizations to tackle the world's most pressing challenges.
Universal Learning
Universal Learning empowers learners and organizations to impact global challenges through cross-disciplinary curricula that leads with core foundational knowledge and builds to industry-specific applications. MIT faculty and experts lead modules that make complex ideas accessible without losing rigor, while concepts and theories come to life through practical examples and real-world case studies.
Universal Learning topics include AI, climate and energy, biology, and more. Explore our Universal Learning programs.
Residential Education
Residential Education empowers MIT faculty and instructors to leverage pedagogy and technology—such as Canvas, Residential MITx, and other digital tools—to improve teaching and learning for MIT students.