Unglamorized kind of announcements such as the forming of edX, partnership of Harvard and MIT which strives to form superb online education platform, might push the civilizations around the world one step further.  Through edX, Harvard and MIT will provide free online courses, but these online courses will not be construed to be different than offline courses.  According to Technologyreview.com’s Harvard and MIT Offer Online Education for Free article, students who take courses through edX will get certificates of mastery for their efforts. In my opinion, technological advancements of today such as the Internet has forced well known educational institutions come to grip with their outdated education models.  If they fail to reform their traditional education models, eventually the technological advancements that are inherently…