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MIT's Open Window: Putting Course Materials Online, the University Faces High Expectations
MIT's plans are generating interest worldwide, but some say that the project is too ambitious, even for MIT. OpenCourseWare materials for only 38 out of the more than 2,000 courses at MIT have been published so far. MIT expects to finish the project in September 2007, but some big questions remain: How much will it all cost? And what kind of organization will be needed to accomplish it? Who will take advantage of the course materials? And how does the mission of a top university change when it offers its teaching methods to the world?