Mobile skills MOOC tipped to play key role in skills revolution

By Seun Robert-Edomi. The new platform aims to open up access to qualifications for school-leavers, university graduates, young professionals and career changers. Uniquely, each course is fully contained within a free downloadable app allowing users to learn anywhere on their Android or iOS phone.
The first mobile professional skills Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform is to deliver free access to internationally-recognised training for millions of job-seekers. Mobile courses from Qualt are based on courses developed by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), Google, the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM) and other professional bodies. More...