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practices with Online Education &
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Ankit Khandelwal pioneered the UNESCO endorsed “Zero Cost MBA”
using MOOCs to acquire skills to become a global manager. Ankit embraced
this project full-time from his home in India and completed over 30 business
and culture related MOOCs within 2 years to prepare himself for working in a
multicultural global environment. Ankit now promotes online education around
the world through blogs, publications, conference presentations and
interviewing other MOOC enthusiasts.
Ankit's work has been widely published around the world in both academic
(Harvard, MIT to name a few) as well as business circles. He worked to carry the
message of open education around the world and, as part of this effort, he got
his work translated into 85 world languages through crowd-sourced
intelligence.
Ankit has kindly accepted to answer your questions on his Zero Cost MBA
project as well as any questions you may have on learning with MOOCs. This
is a great opportunity for you to benefit from Ankit's expert knowledge and
experience.
If you have something you'd like to ask Ankit, simply post your
question by replying to this thread below, and Ankit will endeavor to
answer.
You can learn more about Ankit and the Zero Cost MBA project by visiting his
website: www.ankitkhandelwal.in
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Hi, Ankit! We at CourseTalk would like to know what would have made your
experience with the Zero-Cost MBA better. What suggestions do you have for
the online learning industry?
A common question asked about online MBA is whether it has any value as far
as employment is concerned. Few employers whom I know categorically said
that they do not consider online MBA degree acceptable. They would prefer to
have an employee who have doe it in a brick and mortar college. In such a
scenario why would the students waste their precious time for a degree which is
not valued in the job market?
CourseTalk
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from the right source.
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Hi Ankit,
The intro says that you have widely published your work around the world. Can
you tell us more about this work? What is it that you have published?
Thanks
Hi Ankit,
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us.
Can I ask you how you have implemented the skills and knowledge you gained
from studying MOOCs? Do you feel that you have achieved your goal of
becoming a "global manager"?
Hi Ankit,
How did you go about selecting courses for your Zero Cost MBA?
Kajal Sengupta
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Muvaffak GOZAYDIN, Jan 18, 2016 Report #7 Like + Quote Reply
I loved this .
I have a ZERO COST AA DEGREE
ZERO COST BA DEGREE
Digital University provides to all people in the World ,
in every field .
Courses are from MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Duke, University of Illinois,
University of Michigan , Tokio University, Peking University, altogether from
150 universities of the World best known universities with more than 1.500
couırses . No high school diploma is needed, no Money is needed .
It is all FREE. You plan your own degree.
Just go to www.digital-university.blogspot.com
Everything is there. All free .
Kajal Sengupta said: ↑
Kajal
I have been employer for 40 years now after getting degrees from Stanford and
doing research at Caltech and having the honor of working with Mr Hewlett and
Mr Packard for 5 years in Palo Alto California . I do hire people with ONLINE
degree. ONLINE or f2f is not important . Important thing is " where did you get
your degree ? From MIT, Harvard, PennState, University of Illinois, University
of Michigan ? "
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A common question asked about online MBA is whether it has any
value as far as employment is concerned. Few employers whom I
know categorically said that they do not consider online MBA
degree acceptable. They would prefer to have an employee who
have doe it in a brick and mortar college. In such a scenario why
would the students waste their precious time for a degree which is
not valued in the job market?
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If you get your degree f2f from a Dakota University I do not hire you at all. But if
you get an online from University of Michigan or Harvard or Stanford I hire you
immediately . I hire only from the best 200 universities and colleges of the USA.
You can find that list at US News .
In summary
Important matter is from where you get your degree, is it from a reputable brick
and mortar university ? See list at US News .
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CourseTalk said: ↑
ONLINE Learning Industry has a very sad past in the USA .
For 20 years " for profit schools " promoted online to make billions . One school
for profit even made more than $ 1 billion profit in only one year with more than
600.000 enrollment . Fortunately most under investigation now .
New trend online by top schools will save the HE in the USA and in the World .
I have been indebted to edx MIT Harvard consortium for their efforts of online .
Very simply
if a good performing school provides online courses 50 % for a degree
requirement than
- Cost goes down 50 %
- enrollment goes up 100 %
- quality of graduates improved, they can find good jobs
- No Federal Loans are required .
- No investment is required, but wisdom .
Now to convert ff2f courses there are many software. Just go to openedx
software made by MIT and Harvard and Stanford . They improve the quality
every year too .
Hi Ankit,
Soft skills play a very important part in becoming a successful manager and
should be very much part of any MBA program. The problem is, how can you
actually demonstrate these skills to a potential employer?
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Hi, Ankit! We at CourseTalk would like to know what would have
made your experience with the Zero-Cost MBA better. What
suggestions do you have for the online learning industry?
Susan
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Hello Ankit,
as we both know each other quite well already, I had the great opportunity to
follow a part of your exciting journey and also to exchange on it with you
personally.
What I like very much is that you could bring in your wide theoretical scope
based on a traditional academic education combined with participation in
online learning, when engaging as a volunteer in projects addressing the
environment, socio-econimical/-political issues, or also urban development.
What would you say it was that you benefitted most from in terms of what you
learned in and about MOOCs?
What particular value do MOOCs have in your eyes that conventional education
has not? Which connection between the two models would you like to see being
developed?
And what should be done to create more awareness for and acceptance of
MOOCs (and online education in general) amongst employers as well as
political levels?
The last question goes together with the one by Kajal Sengupta above, and
maybe also with the news that MoocLab.club shared today, about how Malaysia
plans to become the "first country to develop [a] credit recognition policy for
online courses":
http://www.mooclab.club/threads/mal...t-recognition-policy-for-online-
courses.1832/
Best regards,
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J Jackson said: ↑
Hi Jackson,
Thanks for your question. If you are patience enough to listen to my talk at
UNESCO seminar, then all of your questions can find answer there. Follow the
link:
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Hi Ankit,
How did you go about selecting courses for your Zero Cost MBA?
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3SLaadRpSU
In summary, I did not go about selecting the courses at first. My objective was to
gain the skills and to gain the skills, it was necessary to identify what skills? I
spent 2 months in extensively studied different reports, future market trends,
and put some of my own imagination to identify required skills in becoming a
future global manager.
When I started working to gain those skills, that's where selecting the courses
come into the picture. Fortunately, I found a good mix of MOOCs and OCW
(Open Course Ware) courses to fulfill my requirements. Apart from the courses;
I have used webinars, you-tube videos, and television broadcasting to
understand/practice the new concepts.
I hope that I did answer your question. Please watch the video and write here
again, if you have further questions. I will more than glad to provide you much
more detailed things [I love to talk about my work, so gets ready]
Nico Marzian said: ↑
Ankit Khandelwal
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Hello Ankit,
as we both know each other quite well already, I had the great
opportunity to follow a part of your exciting journey and also to
exchange on it with you personally.
What I like very much is that you could bring in your wide
theoretical scope based on a traditional academic education
combined with participation in online learning, when engaging as
a volunteer in projects addressing the environment, socio-
econimical/-political issues, or also urban development.
What would you say it was that you benefitted most from in terms
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Hi Nico,
Thanks for the praiseworthy words. Indeed, we know each other quite well and I
will bring some of our joint course experiences in giving the answers. You have
asked few good questions and allow me to answer them in parts:
There were many benefits from learning through MOOCs. Let me not take much
space here and summarized in:
Flexibility to choose my study path, ability to innovate in choosing what projects
to be done, interaction with interesting people like you on regular basis, pushing
myself to the limits by expanding my knowledge base (like studying China X) etc
are some of the best examples. The liveliness of the discussion forum has
brought so many perspectives from many different angle on a single topic. This
is close to impossible in other formats of education.
This is what I can remember at the moment. My answer will be updated, if I get
more ideas
Since MOOCs are still in the development stage, it will be slightly unfair to
compare traditional education with MOOCs. But, I still have to answer your
question There are few things, I (or you too) can see clearly.
Addressing hesitations:
of what you learned in and about MOOCs?
Ankit Khandelwal
Active Member
What particular value do MOOCs have in your eyes that
conventional education has not? Which connection between the
two models would you like to see being developed?
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After a certain age, many people go back to the university to fulfill their
educational needs. Sometime it is psychological (they think they are too old to
go back and sit in the classroom), sometime it is because of family responsibility
(studying in university require full time commitment) and sometime it is due to
the lack of money (education is costly at some places in the world).
There can be other reasons, due to which people hesitate to take educational
path.
Through MOOCs, anyone can gain knowledge breaking all those above
mentioned barriers. A recent interview by our own China X classmate Portia
Snijders is a true reflection of this.
http://www.mooclab.club/threads/portia-snijders-moocs-are-not-just-for-
the-26-35-year-olds.1677/
Flexible approach for every type of learner:
Some people learn slowly and some quickly. I believe, slow learner can be at
disadvantage in conventional education. But in MOOCs, a person can listen a
same lecture again and again until he/she understand the concept completely. It
is also beneficial for a quick learner to finish things at a quick pace and spent
remaining time in practicing knowledge. The MOOC format, through
challenging in managing times, still allows people to study at their own pace, at
their convenient locations.
My interview with Dilrukshi Gamage at MOOC Lab Interview series can be best
way to understand it. How she is able to work, study, and able to handle her
family responsibilities through MOOCs.
http://www.mooclab.club/threads/moo...gamage-to-build-a-better-quality-
of-life.666/
Experimentation:
MOOCs can be used as a best way of gaining knowledge. The knowledge gained
can be used in many different practical purposes. They can be used to solve local
problems, just like I tried to solve traffic congestion problem of my home town
in India (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mooc...town-city-ankit-
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khandelwal?trk=mp-author-card).
A person can use them to re-build the career. Let me not take my example, but a
recent interview of Francisco Goitia can throw some light about the potential
here. http://www.mooclab.club/threads/francisco-goitia-how-moocs-made-his-
dream-come-true.1729/
Many people from the NovoEd MOOC course 'Technology Entrepreneurship',
actually started their companies and some of they are doing quiet well. All of
them at the course discussion forum, formed ideas and refined it there itself.
I am not saying that all of the above mentioned things are not possible through
conventional education, but MOOCs provided a slightly easier way to implement
those ideas.
Quick, Agile and Expandable: It is possible to develop a MOOCs quickly,
run in on a continuous basis and train many people through a single course. It is
much useful in the developed countries, where lack of educational infrastructure
prevent people to gain access to basic education. With people learning their own
pace, they can allow to create much more greater impact than a conventional
education.
MOOCs can also allow increase in participation of local people in Governance. A
recent MOOC offered by European Commission was a good step in this
direction.
They can also be used to solve many different social problems. One of them is
smooth integration of migrants. I have forwarded this idea to German
Government in past and also written a post about this on LinkedIn. You can
read it here:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/inte...s-can-play-role-khandelwal?trk=mp-
author-card
I have also written about usefulness of MOOCs in solving a social problem in
India. Please refer the link: http://www.slideshare.net/enlighting/become-
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a-part-of-clean-india-drive
I can talk a lot more about such direct or indirect benefits. For now, this answer
can be sufficient. Please ask, if you want to know more.
Ankit Khandelwal said: ↑
Thanks Ankit.
This is a very good question. I like to refer 2 interview of Dr. Anant Agarwal
(President of edx) before moving further to provide my opinions.
Nico Marzian
New Member
I can talk a lot more about such direct or indirect benefits. For
now, this answer can be sufficient. Please ask, if you want to know
more.
Ankit Khandelwal
Active Member
And what should be done to create more awareness for and
acceptance of MOOCs (and online education in general) amongst
employers as well as political levels?
The last question goes together with the one by Kajal Sengupta
above, and maybe also with the news that MoocLab.club shared
today, about how Malaysia plans to become the "first country to
develop [a] credit recognition policy for online courses":
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1. I took this interview for The Times of India , when I was in the last phase of
my Zero Cost MBA project. He talked about some of the problems faced by
MOOCs in the developing countries.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-India-Anant-Agarwal/articleshow
/31478375.cms
2. This is the interview he has given today about the recent developments at edX
to modify the offerings.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...es-ceo-anant-agarwal/articleshow
/50632132.cms
Allow me to use the world 'online learning' as a common word for every type of
learning connected to internet (MOOCs, OCW, Webinars, Podcasts etc) at some
places to cover a larger ground and depth.
-Increase in internet penetration: In developing countries like India, there
is acute shortage of high speed broadband connection. MOOCs require such
high speed for viewing and downloading the video lectures. I personally faced
this problem sometime as highlighted in this interview given to CourseTalk.
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFwK8vEt6HU
So far, good speed internet connection is only available in big cities, thereby
limiting the benefits of MOOCs or online learning. But I am hopeful, that it will
change in future and more and more people will be able to access these courses.
Situation will definitely change in that case.
- Spreading Positive Message: MOOC's are not a new phenomenon. 'Online
learning' has been used from past many years at companies around the world to
train their employees in different skills. MOOCs are just offering a slightly
version of this learning. An interview of entrepreneur Jos Massen on MOOC Lab
Interview series can highlight such benefits for the corporation.
http://www.mooclab.club/threads/moo...ast-and-mooc-factory-founder-
jos-maassen.889/
'Resistance to new change' happens always. MOOCs are also not very different
in this entire context. One of the problems MOOCs are facing since their
inception is the unnecessary negative publicity around them. This is a very new
format and need different style of evaluation and can be given some more time
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before being critical. But, they are being labelled by many as 'death of
university', 'unfulfilled vision of higher education' etc. In the world, where
negative message spread/sell so fast, I think it is the responsibility of MOOCs
beneficiaries (including me) to bring the positive image of MOOCs to the larger
audience.
Only then we can create a better understanding in the mindset of newer
learners.
- Courses in other languages: Majority of MOOCs are still in English.
Although, English is becoming a major trade language but it is still not the
mother-tongue of more than half of world population. I have witnessed this
problem during my 'Global Marketing' and 'Global Translation' project very
clearly. Not just the local languages but customized local content can also be
useful in better engaging students.
- Geographical differences: The acceptance of MOOCs is higher in some
countries and lower in others. This can also be said for the acceptance level in
the eyes of employers. While companies like Google going ahead with MOOCs
and accepting them as a way of skills development, other places remain
skeptical about it. In my view, things have already started to change. It will
become much better in the coming days.
- Recent positive development in MOOCs: MOOCs were very new to
everyone. For Professors, Learners, and Universities. In past 3 years, a lot has
been learn. I also helped many researchers in understanding this new format of
learning. Lot of shortcomings were addressed and the following developments
will definitely allow more people to understand benefits of MOOCs.
Some new developments that are in progress:
> Capstone project: Started by Coursera in partnering with companies for real
life projects.
> Nanodegrees: A lot has been said about this already, I do not have to add more
into this
> Prevention of cheating: A lot of work has been done in this area as highlighted
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by Anant Agarwal in his 2nd interview.
> Transfer of credits: edX is working to give credits on passing courses on online
platform. Iversity has also tried something similar in past. Overall, this is a good
step.
> Hybrid classroom: On the line of blended learning (online+classroom), this
new concept is there to transform both online and offline learning.
> Verified certificates: It's improving the course completion rate.
- Role of Government: Many Governments are taking MOOCs learning as a
best way of educating population in future. In recent months, I have read news
from USA, India, France , Jordan and other countries. Institutions such as
World Bank, IMF(International Monetary Fun), WEF(World Economic Forum)
and recently European Commission are using this format of learning to import
knowledge to wider audiences.
Online learning has always been there in some way or other. The involvement of
universities has expanded the scope to much wider audience. MOOCs are just 3
years old and they will gain more acceptance with the passage of time.
It was a very good question Nico. I might have distracted at some places to add
some extra elements. Hopefully, I have provided a satisfactory response.
Regards,
Ankit
Sky said: ↑
Hi Ankit,
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us.
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Hi Sky,
Thanks for your question. My entire project was based on "Learning by doing"
pedagogy. I have used online course projects/self-designed projects/solving
social problems/volunteering assignments/ freelance consulting/essay
competitions etc to put the best usage of my gained knowledge into practice. It
is not possible to list every single project or new methodologies developed to
practice knowledge, but you can at least glimpse of it through the following
bullet points:
1. General projects: I have shared some of them in this article at LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2014...y-personal-experiences-iii?trk=mp-
author-card
2. Learning business strategy: I have written a 3 part series at Saylor.org website
telling more about learning Business Strategy using simple tools. It can be read
here:
http://www.saylor.org/2014/07/blog-maximizing-your-learning-through-
online-tools-strategic-planning/
3. More different projects: I am copying a portion of entire article published at
the University Post at your reference. This information can also be read at
http://ankitkhandelwal.in/implementation-phase/
Practicing knowledge in real life
I was living in my home town to reduce my expenses and trying to finish this
entire project without extra financial burden. I did not have luxury to do
internships, buying cases to read to practice my knowledge. In such situation, I
turned to my surrounding environment. And I make the best use of available
online/offline situations to practice my knowledge.
Ankit Khandelwal
Active Member
Can I ask you how you have implemented the skills and knowledge
you gained from studying MOOCs?
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1. Course project/essays/other competitions:Many of the online courses have
projects as requirement of getting course completion certificate.My course
projects included strategic analysis on an African Bank, comparative economic
analysis between 2 Latin American countries, globalization project on
Kazakhstan, solving a dispute in context of EU Legislation, checking
environment law violation disputes at a farm in USA and also modifying traffic
plan of my own city. I have also written essays covering cultural aspects of Iran,
China, Latin America and Middle-East. Using the knowledge from courses, I
have participated in several competitions. Important of them were ‘Improving
competitiveness of Eastern Europe’ and ‘Improving cultural cooperation
between India-Russia’.
2. Side studies/helping others/volunteering projects: Using my knowledge of
finance, I helped in planning debt reduction plan of a street vendor. I have
planned plan of increasing income for another street vendor. I have helped an
NGO in Sierra Leone in improving their agricultural activities. Later, I have
helped a Mexican firm to improve their packaging efficiency. Some of the side
studies that I have taken to practice my knowledge were, ‘Investment potential
of green technologies in India’, ‘How to maintain discipline in lines in crowded
temples of India to reduce Stampede ’, ‘Marketing in megacities in 2020’ etc.
3. Social Media/Other readings:Living in my hometown offered me very little
possibility to have face to face interactions with other people on topics of my
interest. So, I turned to virtual world and became more active at different
groups of LinkedIn/Facebook. There, I have exchanged information and put my
thoughts on issues of public policy, culture, project management, leadership,
international trade etc. I have read easily available resources like company
annual reports, published reports of international institutions (world bank,
IMF, EU etc) to gain necessary depth in different economic sectors.
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(Maximizing your learning through professional networking platform LinkedIn,
my experiences)
4. Newspapers/Public libraries:To understand more about global trends, by
late May 2012, I started to read news (mostly business) from 8-10 different
major countries of the world. Through such readings, I have put many of
economic, finance, strategic theories in practice to understand their relevance in
day to day real events. I have also created a knowledge database of different
economic sectors with associated trends.Using the card borrowed from my
friend, I have extensively used private libraries to study areas not covered
through newspaper readings.
There were some more approaches in learning language, developing
intercultural competence as part of my entire project. It will only make my
answer very lengthy. You can explore more through those links.
Thanks for the question.
Regards,
Ankit
Sky said: ↑
I can say both 'yes' and 'no'. This project was part of my long term vision (let's
say 10-15 years) and I have finished the initial stage. I have developed the
Hi Ankit,
Do you feel that you have achieved your goal of becoming a
"global manager"?
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mindset, expertise, and knowledge so far and also used major part of it in my
'Global Marketing' and 'Global Translation' project. But learning never stops for
me and there is always something to learn and add to my vision. New trends will
continue to come up and I will keep adding the knowledge and practicing them.
Samual said: ↑
Hi Samuel,
Well, it composed to many different things. The idea is to spread the benefits of
open education to other people.
1. Blogs: I have written many different blogs for people to take best usage of
MOOCs.
2. Articles: I have written some articles as a columnist for the 2nd largest
English daily in India.
3. Presentation: I have presented my work in the conferences (including
UNESCO, ICDE) to spread a new form of gaining education.
4. Helping researchers: I do not have exact numbers, though I have helped
researchers from more than 10 universities to understand MOOCs better. It
must have helped them some way to modify the upcoming MOOCs.
5. Media: My work has been published in some of the leading Business and
Traditional Media.
I have also launched MOOC Lab Interview Series with MOOC Lab to bring
stories of other MOOC enthusiastic. My work(2 page summary of the project)
Ankit Khandelwal
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Ankit Khandelwal
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Hi Ankit,
The intro says that you have widely published your work around
the world. Can you tell us more about this work? What is it that
you have published?
Thanks
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has also been translated into 85 languages to increase the positive message of
open education.
Looks so much? Well, do not worry. I am making a presentation now a days on
this entire exercise and will update once it gets published. It will give better
overview. Please be patient.
Thanks!
Regards,
Ankit
Kajal Sengupta said: ↑
Hi Kajal,
Thanks for the question. Sorry for sounding rude, but studying a course from
Harvard, MIT or other good universities is never a waste of time. Their may be
some skepticism, but if a recruiter fails to understand the hard work
(dedication, motivation, and discipline) goes in completing a MOOC, then it is
definitely not worth to approach that recruiter. As, I have said before and many
other learners here again and again that MOOCs are not for everyone. Those
who are passionate about gaining knowledge and developing skills will also be
confident enough to demonstrate their skills to perspective recruiter. In case,
recruiter has already made his/her mind not to even think about such
demonstration as a possibility, then it is better to find another recruiter.
Ankit Khandelwal
Active Member
Few employers whom I know categorically said that they do not
consider online MBA degree acceptable. They would prefer to have
an employee who have doe it in a brick and mortar college. In
such a scenario why would the students waste their precious time
for a degree which is not valued in the job market?
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The acceptance level completely varies from country to country. Online MBA is
not a new phenomenon and they were accepted quiet well in majority of job
markets (if done from a reputed university). The online MBA through a MOOC
format is a new phenomenon (only one university is offering it so far as far as I
know) and it will take some time to gain acceptance. Again, it will vary from
country to country.
Regarding the employment, I have seen from a long time that even a degree
obtained from Brick and Mortar methods cannot guarantee a job in today's
competitive market. Many people from MOOCs did get good jobs, started
companies, and gained growth in their careers. All this was not possible from
the so called 'Brick and Mortar' methods.
But, regardless of what I say or others say, it all comes down to an individual
person. He or she must do, what is best for him/her. If obtaining degree in
conventional way looks suitable for them, there is nothing harmful in going for
that. MOOCs offer a good alternative, should a person is willing to take it.
Thanks for the question.
Regards,
Ankit
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