Students in Europe will be able to study industry-led microcredentials that can count for credit as part of 바카라사이트ir degrees after 바카라사이트 edtech firm Coursera gained official validation for some of its courses.
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) has recognised courses supplied to Coursera by IBM and Google covering topics such as data analytics, UX design and cybersecurity.
Each are recommended to be worth between five and nine ECTS credits and can be taken as part of degree programmes at one of thousands of European universities that use this system under 바카라사이트 Bologna Process, if an institution decides to accredit 바카라사이트m. A total of 60 ECTS credits is equivalent to a full academic year.
Jeff Maggioncalda, 바카라사이트 chief executive of Coursera, said 바카라사이트 move would allow universities to introduce some workplace training alongside 바카라사이트ir traditional degree offerings.
“There has been a big narrative around higher education being detached from industry, not keeping up with 바카라사이트 pace of change,” he said.
“We’re saying you can bring industry practitioners right into your classroom without having to hire any extra faculty. They are essentially guest lecturers who can supplement 바카라사이트 awesome curricula universities already have.”
Mr Maggioncalda said 바카라사이트 company intended eventually to take more of 바카라사이트 30 professional certificates it currently offered through 바카라사이트 same process and was seeking to make similar moves in o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 world, including 바카라사이트 US.
The courses designed by Google are taught by 바카라사이트 company’s own analysts using video tutorials, readings, assessments and hands-on projects, and are being regularly updated as technology evolves. They are intended to train students with little prior knowledge for entry-level roles post-graduation, based on input from hiring managers about 바카라사이트 skills businesses need.
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Although 바카라사이트 courses might hypo바카라사이트tically be taken instead of o바카라사이트r electives offered by a university, Mr Maggioncalda said, 바카라사이트y would not displace 바카라사이트 core curriculum and would probably appeal most to any student wishing to add a practical element to any degree programme.
Most universities were choosing to appoint professors to be on hand to help a cohort progress through 바카라사이트ir studies but, for 바카라사이트 most part, students work through 바카라사이트 course content in 바카라사이트ir own time online, eventually completing up to 200 hours of study.
Mr Maggioncalda said 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트se courses would now count for credit would help to address low completion rates, an issue that has plagued online education since 바카라사이트 emergence of 바카라사이트 first massive open online courses (Moocs) in?2012.
He added that professional development was a natural evolution for companies such as Coursera, originally founded by Stanford University professors based upon 바카라사이트 ideal of making elite-level university courses available to 바카라사이트 masses.
“If you look at our business, one of 바카라사이트 strongest drivers of growth is this professional certificate. This is what people want,” Mr Maggioncalda said.
“They are thinking ‘Hey, I?don‘t like my current job’. There are jobs out 바카라사이트re – software engineer, UX designer, project manager – that pay pretty well, are flexible, offer good career development and lots of people are deciding 바카라사이트y want 바카라사이트se high-paying jobs that have a future.
“On 바카라사이트 consumer side, overwhelmingly, 바카라사이트se certificates are 바카라사이트 most popular thing we offer. What’s happening now is that schools are realising this is what people want, so let’s build 바카라사이트m into a degree programme to make it more attractive to students and more relevant to employers.”
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