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Apr 28, 2015

EMC jumps into Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) bandwagon


EMC Corporation is getting into the MOOC game. It's first foray into the market for “massive open online courses” is with a 4 weeks course on Data Lakes for Big Data and will be avialable from May 12, 2015. 



Here are some of the details


  1. What will the course cover - This free, open, online, interactive course will expose you to the value, opportunity, and insights that Big Data can provide. It highlights the Federation Business Data Lake as an integrated solution that stores and provides access to Big Data for real-time, rapid analytics and predictive modeling
  2. Duration: Spread across 4 weeks and will require approximately two to three hours of work per week
  3. Who can attend : There are no specific pre-requisites expected to attend this course. However, it is ideal If you are a decision maker or influencer keen to learn and define your organization’s big data strategy
  4. Will I get a certificate on completion: Yes. Upon receiving a cumulative passing score on the weekly assessments, you'll receive a certificate of completion. In addition, 500 participants will receive an electronic copy of recently published text book on Data Science and Big Data Analytics based on cumulative highest scores achieved on the weekly assessments.
  5. Course details and Instructor Info - Please refer to https://educast.emc.com/learn/data-lakes-for-big-data-may-june