Fin24 quotes MIT's Provost Reif as saying that the university wants to "reach everyone out there who can't be here" and interact with them. MIT has a worldwide reputation for its OpenCourseWare programmes, which offer 2100 courses on line, free.
Within the next few months students will be able to see sought-after lecturers from professors, engage in student discussion groups and take examinations. Students wanting to take the exams will have to pay a fee - although the fees have not yet been set.
It costs almost US$41 000 a year to study at MIT as a full-time student.
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