MIT's Open Window

Putting course materials online, the university faces high expectations

By FLORENCE OLSEN

The lecture notes for a software-engineering course were the draw for David Mitchell, a professional programmer. They looked terrific. Before long, Mr. Mitchell had organized a study group around the notes and other information about the course, which he found on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's OpenCourseWare...

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