{"id":28730,"date":"2015-05-11T11:16:02","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T11:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/?p=28730"},"modified":"2024-04-03T13:16:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:46:21","slug":"mooc-the-new-way-to-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/mooc-the-new-way-to-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"MOOC : The new way to learn."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MOOC-The-new-way-to-learn..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30627\" src=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MOOC-The-new-way-to-learn..jpg\" alt=\"MOOC  The new way to learn.\" width=\"285\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ever wondered if you could just learn a particular subject at your own pace?Or master a skill within a time frame with periodic improvements?.These are the fundamentals goals of the MOOC : Massive Online Open Courses.They give you the flexibility of learning anywhere anytime.All you need? An internet connection and a desire to learn.<\/p>\n<p>MOOC&#8217;s provide the same content as any traditional equivalent but also have an addded bonus of discussion forums where the enrolled students can talk about the course content and exchange ideas with each other.And with thousands enrolled there can never be a dull day!<\/p>\n<p>They are catering to the needs of a diverse set of individuals.You could be a high schooler, an undergrad ,a graduate, a working professional looking to master a new skill set or just a 70year old enthusiastic about BASIC.The top universities in the world are offering their coursework over the web to promote learning.Heck i just finished a intorductory course on C# offered by Microsoft itself!<\/p>\n<p>Popular MOOC&#8217;s platforms include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edx.org\">edX,<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coursera.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coursera<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/udacity.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">udacity<\/a> etc. Coursera also offers you a structure to the courses to obtain a specialization.As soon as you complete the course you get a certificate from the university offering the course.<\/p>\n<p>So go on start learning!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/information-technology\">Click here for government certification in Information Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered if you could just learn a particular subject at your own pace?Or master a skill within a time frame with periodic improvements?.These are the fundamentals goals of the MOOC : Massive Online Open Courses.They give you the flexibility of learning anywhere anytime.All you need? 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