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Skill up with these short online courses that offer ‘micro-degrees’
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The Indian Express | 05/08/2020 09:30 PM | Click to read full article
With individuals forced to remain indoors, the trend has prompted micro degree courses offered by various web portals, including Edx and Coursera. Currently, one can consider micro Bachelors and Master's level courses in fields such as computer science, professional writing, data science and digital marketing.
Full-time degree courses, compressed into four to six months, are delivered online. Those who are not able to attend full-time colleges or students planning to study abroad can refer to such courses.