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Mastering Massive Open Online Courses — Part #1
Prestigious Universities Offer Topflight, Mostly Free MOOCs — Massive Open Online Courses
“The rise of MOOCs has made it possible for people across the world to learn concepts and topics that just a few years ago could only be accessed by students in elite universities.”
The Value of MOOCs
Max Buckley was close to graduating from Ireland’s Cork Institute of Technology when he learned about massive open online courses (MOOCs). A business administration student, Buckley wanted to broaden his knowledge about up-to-date technology and computers. He signed up for MIT’s free Circuits and Electronics MOOC. Although he couldn’t finish the course because of his final exams at Cork, he loved the online learning experience and enrolled in more MOOC computer-programming courses offered by some of the world’s most prestigious universities.
Buckley was already enrolled in a data analysis course when he interviewed for a Google internship. The Google staffer interviewing him was enrolled in the same MOOC. Buckley won the internship, and Google later hired him full-time. Today, Buckley is a Google product quality analyst. Buckley and his interviewer shared the experience of…
