The OpenCourseWare Definition

The OpenCourseWare Definition

The term OpenCourseWare was coined by MIT with the launch of its initiative of the same name in 2002. The OCW Consortium, originally convened by MIT, now defines OpenCourseWare as:

  • a free and open digital publication of high quality college and university‐level educational materials
  • which are organized as courses,
  • often include course planning materials and evaluation tools as well as thematic content, and
  • are free and openly licensed, accessible to anyone, anytime via the internet. 

This video describes the MIT OCW initiative in 2008, six years after its launch.


ComputerWorld describes the MIT OCW initiative. This video is (c) ComputerWorld
and is not covered by the course's CC BY license.