MIT OpenCourseWare News - Fall 2020 Update from Dean Krishna Rajagopal to the OCW community

In his latest video message to OCW learners, MIT Dean for Digital Learning Krishna Rajagopal shares the latest updates as we prepare to mark 20 years of OpenCourseWare in 2021, reflects on what OCW and open educational resources mean to today’s world, and previews our work on the NextGen OCW platform. What does 20 years of OpenCourseWare mean to you? Share your perspective: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHHljpwu-kX6Nbis1VA9NvfWrjEedHTwhMaGPzRHDZQ-yxCw/viewform Read OCW Director Curt Newton’s thoughts on the role of open knowledge: https://www.ocw-openmatters.org/2020/10/08/open-knowledge-provides-clarity-of-purpose-for-education-in-crisis/ Relevant OCW courses and resources for further learning: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and the Pandemic: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/7-00-covid-19-sars-cov-2-and-the-pandemic-fall-2020 Introduction to Computational Thinking with Julia, with Applications to Modeling the COVID-19 Pandemic: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-s190-introduction-to-computational-thinking-with-julia-with-applications-to-modeling-the-covid-19-pandemic-spring-2020/ Resources for self-education on race relations in America: https://www.ocw-openmatters.org/2020/06/10/resources-for-self-education-on-race-relations-in-america/ Topics in race: https://ocw.mit.edu/search/ocwsearch.htm?q=race Instructor Insights: Facilitating Talk about Race and Ethnicity: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/political-science/17-269-race-ethnicity-and-american-politics-spring-2017/instructor-insights/facilitating-talk-about-race-and-ethnicity/ (from course 17.269: Race, Ethnicity, and American Politics) MIT Climate Portal: https://climate.mit.edu/users/mit-ocw MIT Climate Primer: https://climateprimer.mit.edu Energy courses: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/energy-courses/ Environment courses: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/environment-courses/ Explore additional courses from OCW: https://ocw.mit.edu/