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MIT’s new learning platform points to future of higher ed

  December 30, 2011

As tuitions rise, as families’ incomes stagnate, and as the needs of students evolve, there’s no reason to think the American university of the future will look just like the current version. Indeed, great opportunities await schools that recognize this sooner rather than later. For that reason, the newly announced MITx initiative for online learning should be a boon not just for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is sponsoring it, but potentially for a region whose economic well-being depends on the adaptability of its universities.

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