2007年6号电子报
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翻译：姜凯文(kelvin.chiang@maaconsultants.com，国立中兴大学土木工程研究所大地组硕士，亚新工程顾问公司系统工程师)
修正校定：朱学恒
麻省理工“开放式课程”计划更新日期：2007年06月
每月发行给麻省理工“开放式课程”计划的使用者及伙伴的电子报。
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1. 开放式课程计划的架设镜相网站计划
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开放式课程计划的架设镜射网站计划针对使用网际网络有严重阻碍、无适当的网际网络基础建设或是过高的网际网络成本的教育团体提供了麻省理工开放式课程网站的复制。
开放式课程计划的架设镜射网站套件对于符合条件的教育团体是免费的。每一份套件均包含了完整的麻省理工开放式课程网站的复制及与一个装有实用工具程式与教材的外接式硬碟。有兴趣的教育机构请连络麻省理工开放式课程对外拓展经理吴依凡，电子邮件地址为：yng@mit.edu .
2. 新进与更新课程－船舶设计、热力学与其他
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下列课程是麻省理工开放式课程新进与更新的课程。
8.09 古典力学(Classical Mechanics)
STS.462 科技对社会与政治的冲击(Social and Political Implications of Technology)
3.15 电学、光学与磁学的材料与设备 (Electrical, Optical & Magnetic Materials and Devices)
3.205 材料热力学与动力学(Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials)
HST.935 叙事伦理：医学中的文学材料与道德议题(Narrative Ethics: Literary Texts and Moral Issues in Medicine)
CMS.796 主流媒体文本(Major Media Texts)
18.404J 计算理论(Theory of Computation)
您可以接收最新的麻省理工开放式课程影音或电子报摘要，并加到计算机桌面上、博客或是网站。请到下列网址报名：http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/rssfeeds.htm
3. 开放式课程联盟的成长超过麻省理工学院了！
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麻省理工学院在五年前的一个单纯想法已经快速发展成为国际性的开放式课程运动－to advance education and empower people worldwide。在开放式课程计划联盟((http://www.ocwconsortium.org))中，您可找到超过150个会员，提供了4000多门自由使用的线上课程。可知更多有关这些会员的资讯与其开放式课程。
4. 访客观点 – 您的帮忙
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“我是一位已经取得印度邦加罗尔大学应用遗传学的科学硕士。之前我想要多学些有关生物学领域的知识，但问题是在尼泊尔没有好的图书馆，大学所教的内容又贫乏。藉由麻省理工开放式课程我能自力完成数学与计算生物学的课程…”” – 来自尼泊尔的学生
我们需要您的协助才能持续地向全世界提供如同印度自学者所感受的好处！麻省理工开放式课程将会一直是免费且开放性的数位出版品，而您的赞助（不论金额大小）都能帮助我们永续地出版高品质的麻省理工学院课程。请现在就赞助麻省理工开放式课程，或是在线上按下这个按钮：
不论您的赞助是美金50元、100元、500元或是任何金额都将驱使我们让麻省理工开放式课程持续地活跃与更新。感谢您！
5. 一则谜语
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了解你的地理知识：哪五个非洲国家的边界与地中海相邻？如果你能在同一张地图中标示出所有的中东国家名称、首都、河流与海洋与人口的话，将会获得额外的加分。
请到下列连结查阅麻省理工学院2006年秋季历史课程：依斯兰教、中东与西方的期末考试：http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/21H-601Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
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麻省理工开放式课程计划 (MIT OCW)是一项大规模的、奠基于网页的出版创举，她将从超过1600门麻省理工学院的课程中，提供可自由使用、可搜寻的教材供全球的教育者、学生、个别的自学者。开放式课程计划联盟是由超过150个机构所提供或开发其开放式课程的联盟。到上次统计为止，总数超过4000门各式不同语言所提供的课程。开放式课程计划联盟网站是您通往此一广阔资源的入口。其网址是：http://www.ocwconsortium.org“麻省理工开放式课程更新”欢迎您对于电子报与麻省理工开放式课程网站提供宝贵的意见回馈与建议。请将您的意见以电子邮件方式寄到ocw@mit.edu。信件则请寄到：ocw@mit.edu. Our mailing address is MIT OpenCourseWare, One Broadway, 8th floor, Cambridge, MA 02142.
June 2007 Newsletter
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MIT OpenCourseWare Update: June 2007
A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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In this issue:
1. OCW Mirror Site Program
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The OCW Mirror Site Program provides copies of the MIT OCW website to educational organizations encountering significant challenges to internet accessibility, inadequate internet infrastructure, or prohibitive internet costs.
OCW Mirror Site packages are available free of charge to educational institutions meeting our program criteria. Each package includes a complete copy of the MIT OCW site as well as supplementary tools and materials provided on an external hard drive. Interested institutions should contact Yvonne Ng, MIT OCW External Outreach Manager, at yng@mit.edu .
2. New and Updated Courses - Boat Design, Thermodynamics, and more
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The following are new and updated courses on MIT OCW.
8.09 Classical Mechanics (MIT)
STS.462 Social and Political Implications of Technology (MIT)
3.15 Electrical, Optical & Magnetic Materials and Devices (MIT)
3.205 Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials (MIT)
HST.935 Narrative Ethics: Literary Texts and Moral Issues in Medicine (MIT)
CMS.796 Major Media Texts (MIT)
2.993 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering: The Art and Science of Boat Design (MIT)
18.404J Theory of Computation (MIT)
Receive notification of new MIT OCW courses, video, audio or newsletter feature summaries on your desktop, or add them to your blog or website. Sign-up here: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/rssfeeds.htm
3. OpenCourseWare Grows Beyond MIT!
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A simple idea that began at MIT about five years ago has bloomed into an international OCW movement - to advance education and empower people worldwide. At the OpenCourseWare Consortium (http://www.ocwconsortium.org), you’ll find more than 150 members who provide more than 4,000 free online courses. Learn more about these members and their opencoursewares.
4. Views from Visitors - How You Can Help
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“I have completed my studies with Masters of Science
in Applied Genetics from Bangalore University. I
wanted to learn more about the field of Biology
but the hurdle is there is no good library in Nepal
and as well as there is dearth of University which
teaches this subject in Nepal. With MIT OCW I am
able to learn about mathematics and computational
biology...” – Student, Nepal
We love hearing from people around the world who use MIT OCW materials to improve their lives or share what they learn to help others. We need your help to continue providing these benefits! MIT OCW will always be a free and open digital publication, but your donation (small or large) helps us continue to offer a high-quality publication of MIT’s course materials.
Your gift of $50, $100, $500 or whatever amount is right for you will enable us to keep MIT OCW vibrant and up to date. Thank you!
5. Brain Teaser
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Know your geography: Which five African countries border the Mediterranean Sea? Extra credit if you can name all Middle East states, capital cities, rivers/seas, and population on this same map.
See the final exam map quiz in MIT’s History course: Islam, the Middle East, and the West, Fall 2006. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/21H-601Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
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MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) is a large-scale, Web-based publishing initiative that provides free, searchable access to the educational materials from more than 1600 MIT courses for educators, students, and individual learners around the world. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is an alliance of over 100 institutions providing (or developing) their own OCW web sites. At last count, there are about 3000 courses, in many languages, offered across the Consortium. The OCW Consortium web site is your portal to this vast resource. http://www.ocwconsortium.org. "The MIT OpenCourseWare Update" welcomes your feedback and suggestions about this newsletter and the MIT OCW Web site. Please send your feedback to MIT OpenCourseWare at ocw@mit.edu. Our mailing address is MIT OpenCourseWare, One Broadway, 8th floor, Cambridge, MA 02142.
