Benefits of doing MOOCs for BBA students
About MOOCs
Now that we are living in 21st century, a lot of things around us has seen a drastic change. Education impartment and learning is one such area, where we have experienced a great extent of technology driven changes. Before we begin with the relevance of MOOCs with BBA let us first try to understand what is MOOCs
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is aimed to make studies accessible to a large number of audience,it is an online platform where the learners can access their course or subjects from anywhere, at their ease. This platform has all the learning materials,videos,lectures, notes and many more which provides the learners with overall understanding of the subject and the certificates are also provided upon the completion of the course by the course provider.
Why we need MOOCs for BBA students?
Business environment is dynamic and BBA students have to understand these dynamics,though their course curriculum imparts the knowledge about various business management aspects but having a value addition is always a plus point. Now since most BBA students look for job opportunities right after the completion of BBA, MOOCs is a platform which can give them that extra knowledge to bridge that gap between their dream job and their knowledge. MOOCs are beneficial for any segment of learners, below are some points of benefits of doing MOOCs courses for BBA students.
Benefits of MOOCs for BBA students:
- Variety of courses- Offers various courses related to managerial skill development
- Global learning- Students can learn from teachers and materials from all over the world
- Time saving- MOOCs courses can be taken along with the academic course, so this saves time and also adds on to the students knowledge.
- Budget friendly- Courses are available free of cost and also at a partial cost depending upon the course choosen and the course provider.
- Feasible- Students can access their course materials from anywhere at their ease provided the internet connectivity is available.
- Eliminates language barrier- MOOCs can be taken up in language of students understanding.
- Makes you job ready- Students can access to various courses which prepares them for interviews and also enhances their knowledge of the subject.
- Updated- Learning materials are continuously updated so that the students are having the most relevant information and knowledge.
List of some MOOCs course providers:
- Coursera
- edX
- Udemy
- SWAYAM- (Govt.of India Initiative)
- NPTEL
