Impact of MOOC Participation on Career Advancement and Skills Development

Abstract

MOOCs are utilized all over the world and can affect prospects for education accessibility, career improvement, and skills improvement. As per the study of this manuscript, it is clear that MOOCs have taken off US, India and China are notable leaders both in student adoption as well without signing on as partners. That finding is more evidence for the crucial role MOOCs have in delivering affordable, flexible and high quality education to millions around the world who don't have access to traditional education. Among the countries like India and China that have localized platforms as SWAYAM and XuetangX, to address regional needs. The United States leads with established platforms Coursera, edX etc. offers over 5000 online courses with no limitation of elective based courses. Latin America, Europe and Russia are also injecting the MOOC ecosystem to some measure but less than the other two. MOOCs help in bridging the educational gap by offering technical & professional skills development Goal and participants have reported that it has greatly improved their career prospects, employability and personal enrichment. Together these studies underscore how MOOCs also promote lifelong learning, a necessity for people in adapting to the ever changing global job market. MOOCs are changing the face of education by equalling learning opportunities on a global scale. This continued expansion underscores the potential to continue changing the face of education or skills development in years to come.