Does anyone understand MIT's opencourseware?

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The discussion centers on the delayed release of lecture videos for a course filmed in 1999 but uploaded in 2008. Participants express confusion over the nine-year gap, suggesting that the lectures were initially intended for MIT students and later made public. There is also concern about the potential impact of releasing lectures online on student attendance, questioning how professors can encourage in-person participation if lectures are readily available online.
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Look at 8.01 for instance, it was filmed in 1999, but all the videos are uploaded in 2008.

I am a little confused why they waited like 9 years to upload the lectures?
 
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I think perhaps the lectures were filmed for MIT students, and only later did they release it to the public.

Just an assumption though.
 
If the professor releases all of the lectures online as they're given, how can he expect any students to show up to the actual lecture? :biggrin:
 

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