I am Anant Agarwal.

I am the president of edX.

I'm also a professor of electrical engineering computer science at MIT.

Online learning is revolutionizing the world.

Education will never be the same again.

And edX is at the cutting edge of this revolution.

So when you take edX courses online you are part of this revolution.

Online learning is the ultimate democratizer.

When you learn on edX, you are joining a community.

Imagine taking a class with 100,000 or more students.

This is social.

This is a lot of fun.

I think you enjoy the experience.

At edX, it's about people.

It's not about profit.

For you, edX is about the best courses from the best schools and the best

professors.

Becoming a member of edX is easy.

We're really excited to have you here.

We're going to get you started quick, three easy steps, browse, choose, and

have some fun.

Registration takes seconds.

And once you register, just browse the courses.

When you find something that you like, click it.

It's that easy.

Choose wisely.

You're selecting courses from the best schools all around the world.

Make sure to check the prerequisites.

Now you can choose your course, and you're on your way.

Welcome to the club.

Now that you've signed up for a course, you can view Courseware.

The Courseware is made up of great videos, automated feedback, and cool

interactive features, all for self-paced learning.

The interactives are designed to help you explore your

understanding of key concepts.

A big part of edX is getting instant feedback on your answers, frequently

in the form of a green check mark.

In a lot of questions you can try as many times as you need to get the

right answer.

Courses can be tough.

We make sure that they're rigorous.

But they can also be a lot of fun.

A big part of it edX is the social aspect.

You can be as social as you want on the discussion boards.

In our forums there's an active community.

It's not just the professors.

Students help each other out.

A typical course can run a semester length, or about 12 weeks.

Once you've completed the course you're part of our

group of lifelong learners.

ANANT AGARWAL: edX's mission is to help you get a quality education.

edX will increase access to learning for student

such as yourself worldwide.

This is fun.

This is exciting.

And this is revolutionary.

Welcome to edX.

Come join us.