Dashboard Report: April 2009
Revised on 5/18/09. For more information, please contact: Yvonne Ng <yng@mit.edu>
Table 1. Site Publication Statistics
Figure 1. OCW and Affiliate Monthly Visits
2009
Publication Metric
Total Tenure Track Faculty Participating
Courses Published
Updated Courses Published
Archived to D-Space
Full Video Courses
Mirror Sites
2,250,000
April
696 (78%*)
1,900
493
408
28
209
Translated Courses
2,000,000
1,750,000
1,500,000
1,250,000
Chulalongkorn
CORE
OOPS
Universia
OCW
1,000,000
750,000
500,000
671
250,000
* Based on 895 current tenure track teaching faculty
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Table 2. Site Publication Traffic Overview
2009
Total Visits including affiliates1
77,867,555
Last year/% change
Total Visits
49,346,640
Last year/% change
Total Unique Visitors
34,892,321
Last year/% change
MIT.EDU Visits
845,977
Last year/% change
Highlights for High School Visits
633,213
Last year/% change
April
1,456,535
1,656,389
1,061,365
773,012
17,485
14%
9,000
7%
8,000
19,071
7,000
9%
6,000
-9%
9,068,539
230,316
238,635
7,159
iTunes Downloads2
2,367,647
86,132
YouTube Views
3,854,318
538,663
93,634
1,955
.ZIP Downloads
Donation Page Visits
OCW enewseletter subscribers
1
Some data estimated.
2 Data provided in weekly increments
Figure 2. MIT.EDU Weekly Visits
824,999
34,705
38,207
Source: WebTrends
-12%
1,204,690
Source: Akamai, SiteWise, and MyEmma
MIT.EDU Visits
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
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3/ 03
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Site Traffic Measure
SBU
Table 3. User Feedback
Source: WebTrends
User Feedback
I would like to the thank the staff and students of MIT for making it possible for Individuals like me, who
are running a NGO in India for sustainable education, hence providing value-based e-learning to students
who lack the funds to go to top schools but sure have the ability to succeed.
- Student, College/University, India
Simply astonishing: dedicating countless hours of effort to compile an exorbitant amount of information to
pull of a project of this magnitude. As an intellectually intrigued high school senior, I consider this to be one
of the most brilliant websites I have ever encountered. Not only does it afford anyone an opportunity to
acquire an MIT education without attending, the designers have even reached out to high school students
with the AP preparation section, a segment that I will definitely utilize. To conclude, the extent to which I
appreciate this extraordinary undertaking is ineffable. Nevertheless, hopefully a simple "thank you" will do.
- Student - High School, USA
MIT OCW is a groundbreaking idea that demonstrates yet again that MIT is more interested in the
development of intellectuals than the hoarding of money. Though I may never be from MIT, MIT I applaud
your actions and support you with all my heart. If more academia followed your actions, I believe our
institutions would not be in the dismal situation that we are in today. Your actions are solely responsible for
the relief of my plight.
- Student - College/University, USA
Why I Support OCW: I believe this is a truly distinguished initiative; MIT has set the example for other
institutions worldwide in reaching intelligent, capable self-learners, many of whom lack access to resouces
enabling the realization of their potential.
- Self Learner, USA
Media Mentions
4/2 - US News & World Report
4/8 - Springwise.com
4/9 - Daily Pennsylvanian
4/9 - Associated Press
4/9 - Associated Press Online
4/9 - Associated Press Financial Wire
4/10 - WTOP.com (FM station in DC)
4/17 - Time magazine
4/29 - NanoPress (Italy)
4/29 - PR.com
4/29 - NewsBlaze (CA)
Source: Google Alerts, Lexis Nexus