{"id":8505,"date":"2016-10-19T12:16:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T19:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/?p=8505"},"modified":"2016-10-19T12:16:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T19:16:18","slug":"moocs-offer-significant-value","status":"publish","type":"insider","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/insider\/moocs-offer-significant-value","title":{"rendered":"MOOCs Offer Significant Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Earth Imagery at Work<\/strong><br \/>\nOccasionally I\u2019m disheartened when I meet someone who isn\u2019t familiar with the term massive open online course (MOOC). But then I realize that\u2019s a teachable moment, and I explain what MOOCs are and why they\u2019re relevant and valuable.<br \/>\nMOOCs matter to GIS professionals because they help generate that content but also because they enhance participants\u2019 geospatial skillsets while adding substance to their resumes. That\u2019s significant value, especially in the context of today\u2019s flagging economy.<br \/>\n<strong>What\u2019s a MOOC?<\/strong><br \/>\nA MOOC is an online course offered by a company, university, non-profit, or other provider. MOOCs are typically open to large numbers of students and are nearly always free. Those with a fee typically have a \u201cfree option\u201d that has fewer bells and whistles.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nOver the past few years MOOCs have covered many GIS and GIS-related topics. Since new GIS products and services are being released all the time, MOOCs are a great way to see how they\u2019re being used and how they can potentially be used.<br \/>\nHow long are MOOCs? Some are as short as two weeks, while some are as long as 16 weeks. Most fall somewhere in between. No matter the length, they\u2019re a great way to gain experience building geospatial apps.<br \/>\n<strong>Value from Imagery Analysis<\/strong><br \/>\nYou might want to consider Esri\u2019s upcoming MOOC, Earth Imagery at Work, which runs from September 7 through October 18. Earth Imagery at Work is for everyone who is interested in applications of earth imagery to increase productivity, save money, protect the environment, and even save lives. Participants will explore imagery use in<strong> <\/strong>six different industries including agriculture, environmental management, disaster management, utilities, commercial business and insurance. They\u2019ll also work with some Esri\u2019s newest tools including ArcGIS Pro and Drone2Map.<br \/>\nTo see more upcoming MOOCs planned for 2016 \u2013 2017, visit <a href=\"\\Users\\matt0005\\Box%20Sync\\www.esri.com\\mooc\">www.esri.com\/mooc<\/a>.<br \/>\nI\u2019ll see you in class!<strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[275982],"tags":[277222,162592,10332],"class_list":["post-8505","insider","type-insider","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vision","tag-academic","tag-education","tag-imagery"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MOOCs Offer Significant Value<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/insider\/moocs-offer-significant-value\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MOOCs Offer Significant Value\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Earth Imagery at Work Occasionally I\u2019m disheartened when I meet someone who isn\u2019t familiar with the term massive open online course (MOOC). 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