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It's worse than that: MOOCs don't increase employability even to someone who has the "means, the background, and most importantly the drive to learn." It's li
by foobarqux 13y ago
It's worse than that: MOOCs don't increase employability even to
someone who has the "means, the background, and most importantly the drive to learn."
It's like reading a book: No one else give a shit.
I would add that for most jobs knowing more than the basics from a course, and often not even that, isn't useful.
- wrongc0ntinent 13y agoBooks got me a few jobs.
- wmf 13y agoIf you get college credit and eventually a degree then people do give a shit.
- foobarqux 13y agoWhich is the point: It's not book reading itself, it's the (valued) certification.
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- smsm42 13y agoReading a book won't get you a job. Being a person who reads books may very well get you one.
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- qq66 13y agoNot at all true. My girlfriend, a Stanford graduate in mechanical engineering, used MOOCs to do a career transition from product design to computational disease research. She would never have been hired without the skills she learned online.
- queensnake 13y agoI disagree. I can't quantify it, but taking a few impressive-sounding (and -being) courses makes you look good in employers' eyes. It shows you to be a self-driven learner who tangles with hard stuff. At least somewhat. But you're right in that it's soft; a hint, rather than a certification.