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Udacity and Coursera
Posted on 1/30/17 at 8:16 am
Posted on 1/30/17 at 8:16 am
This morning I read a blogpost that attempted to identify relevant resume criteria that employers look for when assessing how well an applicant is likely to perform.
One of the strongest indicators was reported to be applicants that took courses from MOOCs, specifically Udacity and Coursera.
What's the board's view on the value of using Udacity and Coursera and why it would be viewed as more predictive of future performance than other criteria?
LINK to the referenced article
One of the strongest indicators was reported to be applicants that took courses from MOOCs, specifically Udacity and Coursera.
What's the board's view on the value of using Udacity and Coursera and why it would be viewed as more predictive of future performance than other criteria?
LINK to the referenced article
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Posted on 1/30/17 at 9:07 am to Willie Stroker
Reasonably complete course content plus its shows the candidate is a self starter and has a willingness to continue learning. Some of those courses come directly from places like Stanford and Duke.
Posted on 1/30/17 at 4:23 pm to jcole4lsu
I've taken some Udacity one's and can see why it would be valued. They are excellent
Posted on 1/30/17 at 9:17 pm to Willie Stroker
I only had an economics degree and took several Coursera sequences on data analysis and SQL and a udacity course to brush up on excel. I got my foot in the door as an inventory analyst for a small ecommerce company. I'm now a data analyst for a major ecommerce company.
So, I might be biased, but...yes
So, I might be biased, but...yes
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:26 am to Willie Stroker
What happened with Udacity and Coursera (and other MOOCs) was interesting. Many researchers and investors assumed that thousands of people who otherwise might not have a chance at college would flock to cheap online courses. Indeed, thousands started the classes...
However, very few finished. The ones who finished were largely autodidacts who, in another era, might have spent hours learning about a given topic in the library. In fact, many people who already held graduate degrees took the MOOCs as a way to learn more about another field.
Thus, I would imagine that taking (and finishing) a MOOC has become a signifier of intellectual curiosity and persistence. Those qualities are difficult to identify but extremely desirable.
However, very few finished. The ones who finished were largely autodidacts who, in another era, might have spent hours learning about a given topic in the library. In fact, many people who already held graduate degrees took the MOOCs as a way to learn more about another field.
Thus, I would imagine that taking (and finishing) a MOOC has become a signifier of intellectual curiosity and persistence. Those qualities are difficult to identify but extremely desirable.
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