If you’re at a point in your life where you’re considering continuing your education, you may wonder if online learning is the right path for you.

Thinking about continuing your education with an online business management course but worried that you don’t have the right background?

Are you considering a career change? First of all, give yourself a pat on the back! The decision to switch careers is a big one. It takes courage and determination to embrace change in your professional life, no matter what age you are or how advanced you are in your career.

Chief Learning Officers (CLOs) are responsible for more than skill building or compliance-based trainings. In the age of remote-first work, when talent retention and overall job satisfaction is a top priority, investing in workplace learning is no longer optional. The Learning and Development (L&D) strategy your company adopts can play a significant role in shaping its organizational culture and capabilities.

Taking an online course or earning a certificate online is a popular way to show employers that you’re staying up to date on the latest topics within your industry. If you’re changing careers or just starting out in a new field, taking an online class also demonstrates your ability to learn new skills – a trait that many hiring managers look for in qualified candidates.

If you are interested in an MIT xPRO course or program, but aren't sure whether its right for you, attending a free informational webinar might help your decision-making process.

If you are interested in an MIT xPRO course or program, but aren't sure whether its right for you, attending a free informational webinar might help your decision-making process.

"The two questions that companies are asking themselves now is: 'Are my workers set up for success?' and 'Do they have the skills they need to keep up with increasingly new and complex technological changes?'”

As organizations increasingly invest in artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, most are not achieving their goals. Gartner estimates that through 2023, only 50% of organizations will take their AI projects past proof of concept. We asked MIT Professor Youssef Marzouk what factors might be holding companies back from faster and broader machine learning adoption and impact. Marzouk is co-director of the MIT Center for Computational Engineering and the director of MIT’s Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory. He is also one of the lead faculty for the MIT xPRO online program Machine Learning, Modeling, and Simulation: Engineering Problem-Solving in the Age of AI.

In the past 18 months, most of us have experienced what happens when supply chains falter. In a recent webinar, Dr. Chris Caplice, Executive Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and Dr. Bruce Cameron, Director of MIT's System Architecture Lab, discussed how the pandemic called attention to the interconnectedness of supply chains and the value of a systems thinking approach for professionals working in supply chain design and management.