New MIT Online Physics MOOC to Provide Continuing Education Credit - MIT

American Association of Physics Teachers offers 8 CEU’s for course participants. Mechanics ReView, a new Massive Open Online Course offered by MIT on the edX platform this summer, will offer eight Continuing Education Units through a collaboration with the American Association of Physics Teachers. The credits will be available at a cost of approximately $250. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been hailed for their ability to flexibly provide education to thousands of learners at a time but in most cases have not provided formal recognition for participation. Mechanics ReView was developed out of a three-week January review of classical mechanics offered to MIT students who struggled in MIT’s first semester physics course, 8.01 Classical Mechanics. The course is designed for learners with a previous exposure to classical Newtonian mechanics, and uses rigorously designed assessments and a unique pedagogical approach to help learners develop confidence in their ability to solve physics problems using a structured approach. http://www.pr.com/press-release/489468