MOOCs vs Graduate Certificates

[cookderosa]

How would MOOCs be viewed in the employment world? Are they on point with Graduate certificates? Some of them are so affordable and it looks like you can earn certificates too. I was thinking about using some of them to brush up on some skills. I know they may not "count for anything" as far as transfer credits etc. but I'm just wondering about utility for employment if I wanted to show I have recent educational experience in certain topics, even without a degree behind those specific skills.

I agree with everyone else, apples and oranges.

BUT, I have a really robust "Relevant Professional Development" section on my resume, and it's full of brand name MOOCs. If or when they offer a CEU/certificate, I usually get it unless it's too $$$. I have a lot more than I list, and I tailor it to the job. This is a copy/paste from the version of my CV sent to a community college applying for an adjunct position teaching a health and wellness course (teaching job for a college credit course, not for CE course- that matters) Master's was required (which I have) but my master's is in nutrition, not "health" specifically. Hard to say if adding these in contributed to the job offer, but it certainly didn't hurt - and I did get the offer.

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (2016-2017)
Prescription Drug Misuse CEU. Stanford University School of Medicine, CA
Food and Health CEU. Stanford University School of Medicine, CA
Child Nutrition CEU. Stanford University School of Medicine, CA
Lifestyle Medicine: Nutrition CEU. Harvard Medical School, MA
Prevention & Screening for Maternal Anemia CEU. Harvard Medical School, MA