MIT OpenCourseWare
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About MIT OpenCourseWare
According to Wikipedia, MIT OpenCourseWare is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to publish all of the educational materials from its undergraduate- and graduate-level courses online, freely and openly available to anyone, anywhere. The project was announced on April 4, 2001, and uses Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. The program was originally funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and MIT. MIT OpenCourseWare is supported by MIT, corporate underwriting, major gifts, and donations from site visitors. The initiative inspired a number of other institutions to make their course materials available as open educational resources.
What Is MIT OpenCourseWare Known For?
MIT OpenCourseWare is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Education
- Business
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Biology
- Communications
- Chemistry
- Political Science
- Economics
- History
- Philosophy
- Medical
- Literature
- Law
- Religious Studies
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Earth Sciences
- Anthropology
- Social Work
- Criminal Justice
- Nursing
MIT OpenCourseWare's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much MIT OpenCourseWare's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #198 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #383 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #458 worldwide for influence in Education.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #492 worldwide for influence in Business.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #342 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #338 worldwide for influence in Physics.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #705 worldwide for influence in Biology.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #1060 worldwide for influence in Communications.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #504 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #1359 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #764 worldwide for influence in Economics.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #1039 worldwide for influence in History.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #1039 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #2316 worldwide for influence in Medical.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #1782 worldwide for influence in Literature.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #2070 worldwide for influence in Law.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #3027 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #1541 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #950 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #1263 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #880 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #791 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #2499 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
MIT OpenCourseWare ranks #5902 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
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