What's your opinion on MicroMasters programs?

[cardiacclep]

I think they are interesting and bridge to a new future of education. I do like that they are credit back and is some cases can account for about a 1/3 of masters. However, like all education the big question is how do employers view these certs. At worse they won't hurt. At best they provide a fiscally safe way to test waters for a new career or to see if you even like the material. The supply chain mgmt from MIT and the project mgmt from RIT in partnership with Edx seems interesting. I hope the trend to find affordable ways to make education affordable continues so I support it.