52 million visits by 40 million visitors from virtually every country.
OCW is accessed by a broadly international population of educators and learners.
MIT OpenCourseWare averages 1 million visits each month; translations receive 500,000 more.
Visitors from all over the world use OpenCourseWare:
Our audience is divided among students, educators, and self-learners:
MIT OpenCourseWare is being successfully used for a wide range of purposes.
| Use Scenario |
% of Use |
| Educators |
Enhance personal knowledge |
25.0% |
| Develop a course |
22.8% |
| Prepare for a specific course |
17.8% |
| Enhance research |
13.8% |
| Other |
20.6% |
| Students |
Complement a course they are currently taking |
43.7% |
| Enhance personal knowledge |
32.1% |
| Plan a course of study |
12.4% |
| Other |
11.9% |
Self
Learners |
Enhance personal knowledge |
58.1% |
| Keep current with developments in their field |
17.9% |
| Plan a future course of study |
10.8% |
| Other |
13.2% |
MIT OpenCourseWare has already had significant impact and visitors expect even greater impact in the future.
- 80% of visitors rate OCW’s impact as extremely positive or positive; 91% expect that level of future impact.
- 96% of educators say the site has/will help improve courses.
- 96% of visitors would recommend the site.
Learn more about MIT OpenCourseWare’s impact
Report summary (PDF)
Full evaluation report (PDF - 9MB)