How does edx plan to manage their innovative learning platform?

Edx is a not-for-profit enterprise built upon the shared educational missions of its founding partners, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  Edx will be managed by a board of governors from both Harvard and MIT faculty who will oversee the development of this learning platform. The edx platform will be available as open-source.

   How is Edx different from what other universities are doing online?

One primary goal of edx is to improve teaching and learning on campus by experimenting with blended models of learning and supporting faculty in conducting research on how students learn.  The first version of this technology was used in the first MITx course, 6.002x, Circuits and Electronics, which was launched in Spring, 2012.  Edx plans to to build upon this learning platform created by MIT as needed.

http://www.edx.org

-Opree Joyner