2006年12月號電子報
修正校定：朱學恆
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麻省理工「開放式課程」計畫更新日期：2006年12月（延遲至2007年1月發行）
每月發行給麻省理工「開放式課程」計畫的使用者及夥伴的電子報。
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本期內容：
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在11月時，麻省理工開放式課程完成了秋季例行課程發佈，其中有超過150門新增課程與75門更新課程。這意味著麻省理工開放式課程提供了總數超過1550門課程。您可閱讀以系所分類的所有課程列表，其網址連結為：http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-courses.htm。在課程名稱旁的紅色NEW就代表著新近發佈的課程。完整的課程更新列表請參閱http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/updatedcourses.htm。
你知道可以註冊索取RSS feed服務嗎？它會將最近90天內的所有新進與更新課程列表寄給你。列表是以時間排序的方式，最近出版的會在最上面。請到下列網址來閱讀列表，並學習更多有關RSS feed服務及訂閱方式： http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/rss/new/mit-newcourses.xml
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在來源許可的情況下，我們將持續地加入麻省理工開放式課程的影音教材。到11月為止，已有22門課程完成了一系列的課堂影音教材（全部有609次課堂影音）。許多課程也有錄影單元（全部的錄影檔案超過1200個）。某些課程有錄音課程，而現在我們正把錄影課程的音訊部份張貼出來。請到下列網址來查閱所有的影音課程列表：http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/avocw.htm。
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麻省理工學院並非所有的課程都與科學有關的！麻省理工學院的35個優秀的系所分屬5個不同的學院，在麻省理工開放式課程的網站中有許多有趣且令人驚奇的課程：本月介紹的課程是4.615 開羅的建築：
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-615Spring2002/CourseHome/index.htm
這是最早在麻省理工開放式課程網站中上線課程之一，它包含了大量的有關開羅建築的影像庫。大部份的影像是由出生於開羅的Nasser Rabbat教授所拍攝。他已在麻省理工學院教授有關依斯蘭建築的課程超過15年。
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開放式課程計畫聯盟是由超過100個教育機構提供其開放式教育課程的網站所組成的聯盟。根據最新的統計，在聯盟中有近3000門各種語言的課程。開放式課程計畫聯盟網站是你接觸浩瀚資源的入口。
下次開放式課程計畫聯盟會議將會在2007年5月2~3日於西班牙桑坦德市舉行，由Universia所主辦。許多公認對於建立開放式課程計畫的大學也受邀參加。想要瞭解更多有關此次活動的資訊請在2月初造訪開放式課程計畫聯盟網站。
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麻省理開放式課程計畫中的2004年秋季課程，18.S34：問題解決方法研討就到處充滿著挑戰。下面的範例就是其一：
大家都知道如何用4次直切來將圓形起士切成相同的8塊楔形。但你知道如何只用3次直切就可以達成？如果你不是起士問題的解題高手，請造訪課程18.S34的首頁並按下「答案」就可以獲得解答。在那兒，你可以學到更多解題的技巧！
6. 您的贊助能使開放式課程永續經營
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麻省理工學院的教授群將其教材供全世界免費與開放使用，但是維護這些課程以及改善麻省理工開放式課程以符合各式不同的使用者是須要成本的。因此，我們需要各位使用者的慷慨捐贈來維持麻省理工開放式課程的運作。現在我們在每一個網頁的上方提供「贊助麻省理工開放式課程」的快速連結：
按下快速連結的按鈕，您將發現贊助麻省理工開放式課程是相當簡單的，而且透過「贊助麻省理工學院」網站對麻省理工開放式課程給予財務上的支援是安全無虞的方式。麻省理工開放式課程將會堅持做為免費與自由使用的數位出版品，但無論如何，您的贊助不論是50元、100元甚至是500元都將支持我們繼續提供高品質的麻省理工學院課程教材的發佈。
December 2006 Newsletter
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MIT OpenCourseWare Update: December 2006 (Delivery delayed until January 2007)
A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare.
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In this issue:
1. Another Milestone: Fall 2006 Publication Cycle Complete
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In November, OCW completed the fall publication cycle, with over 150 new courses and 75 updates published. This means that OCW now offers the materials for more than 1550 MIT courses. You can see the complete Master Course List, organized by department, at http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-courses.htm. New courses in this list are marked with, ah, “NEW.” The list of updated courses is at http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/updatedcourses.htm.
Did you know that you can sign up for an RSS feed, sent right to your computer, listing all NEW and UPDATED courses published in the last ninety days? The list is in chronological order, most recent at the top. Go to http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/rss/new/mit-newcourses.xml to see the list, to learn more about RSS feeds, and to subscribe.
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As resources permit, we continue to add video and audio materials to OCW. As of November, 22 courses have complete series of lectures (609 lectures in all). Many other courses have video elements (over 1200 video files all together). Some courses are available in audio format, and we are now posting audio-only versions of video courses as we produce them. For links to all our video and audio courses, go to http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/avocw.htm.
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Not all MIT courses are techie! Across MIT’s 35 world-class departments in five different schools, there are many interesting course subjects that may surprise--and delight--you: This month’s feature is 4.615 The Architecture of Cairo:
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-615Spring2002/CourseHome/index.htm
This was one of our early classes on OCW, and it contains extensive image galleries of Cairene architecture. Most of the images were taken by Professor Nasser Rabbat, who is a native of Cairo. He's been teaching classes on Islamic architecture at MIT for 15 years.
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The OCW Consortium (OCWC) 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.
The next OCWC conference will be held in Santander, Spain on May 2-3, 2007, graciously hosted by Universia. Accredited universities interested in establishing their own OCW sites are welcome to attend. Look for more information on this event in early February on the OCWC web site.
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OCW course 18.S34 Problem Solving Seminar, Fall 2004, is chock full of challenges. Here’s one of them:
Everyone knows how to cut a wheel (cylinder) of cheese into eight identical wedges with four straight cuts. Can you do this with only three straight cuts, and if so, how? If you’re not a whiz at cheese problems, you can get the answer by going to the 18.S34 course home page and clicking on “answer” under the image. While you’re there, learn more about problem solving techniques!
6. Your Gift Sustains OCW Long-Term
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In offering free and open access to MIT courses, the MIT faculty are giving their educational materials to the world. But maintaining these courses, and evolving MIT OCW to meet the needs of our diverse user audience, has its costs. Thus, we depend on the generosity of users to sustain the MIT OCW project long term. We now offer a quick link to the Donating to MIT OCW section on every page on the MIT OCW Web site. Look for the following button at the top of every page:
Hit this button, and you will find that giving your gift to MIT OCW is easy, and that the Giving to MIT Web site is a safe and secure way to financially support MIT OCW. MIT OCW will always be a free and open digital publication, however, your $50, $100, or $500 donation will enable us to continue to offer a high-quality publication of MIT's course materials.
