It's a performance-based analysis of your skillset that can be validated," Corey says, much in the same way completing a MOOC course can. This report explains how MOOCs are changing the face of Professional Development forever, mostly for the better, whilst raising an interesting point about how the ever-growing number of MOOCs is also causing problems. The first thing to understand about MOOC platforms like Coursera and Udacity is that they have a lot in common with traditional universities. "With the sheer amount of access and the volume of content available to so many, workers will have to adapt and start building their skills and knowledge now. But there's so much to learn and so many different paths, it'd be very difficult for two IT pros to have exactly the same expertise - you're still able to uniquely distinguish your value," Feerick says.
This report explains how MOOCs are changing the face of Professional Development forever, mostly for the better, whilst raising an interesting point about how the ever-growing number of MOOCs is also causing problems. The first thing to understand about MOOC platforms like Coursera and Udacity is that they have a lot in common with traditional universities. "With the sheer amount of access and the volume of content available to so many, workers will have to adapt and start building their skills and knowledge now. But there's so much to learn and so many different paths, it'd be very difficult for two IT pros to have exactly the same expertise - you're still able to uniquely distinguish your value," Feerick says.