A massive open online course (MOOC) is a type of online course aimed at large-scale participation and open access via the web
Although less well known than “massive open online courses,” known as MOOCs, online certificates are “part of the unbundling of education that is happening now,” said Joel Shapiro, associate dean of academics at Northwestern University’s School of Continuing Studies. “People are talking about MOOCs, but online education certificates are also part of the trend,” Dr