An inspiring year of open learning

An inspiring year of open learning

During this season of thanks, we're grateful for you, our readers and learners, who help to make MIT Open Learning a vibrant and inspiring community. Here's a snapshot of some of the stories and accomplishments from this month that we're celebrating.



An illustration of clouds and a person sitting on top of the numbers “2024,” looking through large red binoculars.
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2024 in stories

As the calendar year comes to a close, here are some of Open Learning’s most noteworthy stories of 2024 — from research to teaching to new learning opportunities.


Sujood wears a white dress and headscarf while standing in the doorway of a brick building. She smiles as she looks to her right.
Photo courtesy of Sujood Eldouma.

Turning adversity into opportunity

Learn how a love for math and access to MIT Open Learning’s online learning resources helped Sujood Eldouma, a Sudanese learner, pursue a career in data science.

5 min read


Daniel Braconnier speaks from a lectern with a presentation projected onto a screen behind him.
Photo courtesy of Daniel Braconnier.

How peer review enables better learning in online courses

In this Q&A,?Daniel Braconnier, a postdoc at the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering and MIT Open Learning’s Digital Learning Lab,?discusses how he’s using a peer assessment tool to improve learners’ performance.

4 min read


Headshot of Mlen-Too Wesley wearing a red sweater in front of a gray background.
Photo courtesy of Mlen-Too Wesley.

From refugee to MIT graduate student

Mlen-Too Wesley, a MITx MicroMasters?in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy (DEDP) credential-holder and current graduate student in MIT's master's program in DEDP, is applying what he learned?to help his home country, Liberia, thrive.

4 min read


In case you missed it, watch the recording of the first talk in MIT Open Learning 's new conversation series — An Open Conversation, hosted by Christopher Capozzola, senior associate dean for open learning — featuring entrepreneur and founder June Odongo.


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