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{{short description|Series of online graduate level courses offered by universities}}
'''MicroMasters''' programs are a series of
▲'''MicroMasters''' programs are a series of [[Massive open online course|online graduate level courses]] offered by universities through [[edX]] that one can take to develop standalone skills for career advancement or earn [[Microdegree|graduate level credentials]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamgordon/2018/02/13/voice-of-employers-rings-out-as-moocs-go-from-education-to-qualification/#3b27ffd2564b|title='MicroMasters' Surge As MOOCs Go From Education To Qualification|last=Gordon|first=Adam|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/04/college-online-degree-blended-learning/557642/|title=The Future of College Looks Like the Future of Retail|last=Selingo|first=Jeffrey|date=2018-04-16|access-date=2018-08-09}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/micromasters-degree-4149968|title=MicroMasters: The Bridge Between a Bachelor’s Degree and a Graduate Degree|last=Williams|first=Terri|date=2017-11-19|website=ThoughtCo|access-date=2018-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodcall.com/news/micromasters-next-stop-graduate-degrees-09048|title=MicroMasters: The Next Big Thing After a Bachelor’s Degree?|last=Williams|first=Terri|date=2016-10-21|website=GoodCall|access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref>
First launched in September 2016 with 19 MicroMasters programs from 14 different universities as an extension of its [[
== Background ==
=== History ===
The development of the MicroMasters was originally conceived at MIT by [[Sanjay Sarma
In 2017, [[General Electric]] promised to interview any [[Massachusetts]] resident who completed a MicroMasters program in [[supply chain management]], [[cybersecurity]], [[cloud computing]], or [[artificial intelligence]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.elearninginside.com/ge-will-interview-massachusetts-resident-completes-edx-micromasters-program-certain-fields/|title=GE Will Interview Any Massachusetts Resident Who Completes an edX MicroMasters Program in Certain Fields {{!}} eLearningInside News|last=Kronk|first=Henry|date=2017-11-28|work=eLearningInside News|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-establishes-new-commission-on-digital-learning|title=Baker-Polito Administration Establishes New Commission on Digital Learning|date=2017-11-20|website=Mass.gov|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref>
In 2018, [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] admitted its first batch of 40 students into its blended supply chain management program from graduates of its MicroMasters program, reducing its usual 10-month program to 5 months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scm.mit.edu/program/blended-masters-degree-supply-chain-management|title=SCMb Program Details {{!}} MIT Supply Chain Management|website=scm.mit.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> This pilot also saw 200,000 people signing up, 19,000 earning certificates and 800 sitting for the final proctored examination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/moocs-are-solution-search-problem|title=Moocs are a solution in search of a problem|last=Fellingham|first=Chris|date=2018-04-26|website=Times Higher Education|access-date=2018-05-02}}</ref> It was reported in July 2018 that the students who were admitted into the blended program had better than average scores across the board than those who were in the residential program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.elearninginside.com/mits-hybrid-micromasters-program-reports-early-success/|title=
=== Funding ===
In October 2016, the [[Lumina Foundation]] granted $900,000 to edX to create 30 more MicroMasters certificate programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.luminafoundation.org/grants-database/9860|title=edX, Inc.|website=Lumina Foundation|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref>
== Program structure ==
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|Integrated Digital Media
|New York University
|[[New York University]], [[Rochester Institute of Technology]]
|M.S. in Integrated Digital Media, Master of Science in Professional Studies
|Microsoft
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|Université catholique de Louvain
|[[Université catholique de Louvain]]
|[[Master of Laws|LL.M.]] in International Law,
Online LLM in International Law
|Foley Hoag
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|Social Work: Practice, Policy and Research
|The University of Michigan
|[[
|Master in Social Work
|National Council for Behavioral Health
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|Statistics and Data Science
|[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
|[[Chulalongkorn University]], [[Covenant University]], [[Curtin University]], [[Deakin University]], [[Doane University]], [[Galileo University]], [[Harvard Extension School]], [[Holy Spirit University of Kaslik]], [[Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences]], [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|PhD in Social and Engineering Systems, MS in Professional Studies, MBA, MBA in Healthcare Management, Master of Predictive Analytics, Master of Business Analytics, Master of Health Economics, Master of Information Systems, Master of Public Health, Master of Data Analytics, Master of Cyber Security Professional, Master of Nutrition and Population Health, Master of Information Technology, Master of Data Science, Master of Business Management, MSc in Business Management, Master of Information Management, MSc in Information Management
|Booz Allen Hamilton
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== Demographics ==
According to a report by Columbia University's [[Teachers College, Columbia University|Teachers College]], a typical MicroMasters student is well-educated and employed, with almost 80% having an undergraduate degree or better.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/cc7beb_5803e625ebee463ebc6f4796027366f1.pdf|title=Benefits and Costs of MOOC-Based Alternative Credentials|
== References ==
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