The virtual, cheap and “fast” Google University is a new project that is about to become a reality all over the world. The colossus Mountain View in fact, it launches low-cost university courses, therefore accessible to anyone. By spending a few dollars, in a short period of time (only six months) you will be able to learn the most sought-after digital professions and enter the world of work. An excellent opportunity to obtain a degree directly from home, and with few resources, in a very short time.
Google University: intensive courses in the digital world
The certificates that Google will issue can be downloaded and printed, but they will not have legal value. However, the planned six months of online attendance, necessary to get to the "flash" degree, on the one hand will allow students to acquire the skills necessary to enter the world of work, on the other hand, will provide companies with a large number of names including select the most prepared. It will not be possible to achieve all university degrees, but only those concerning the activities that represent the future of the digital world. Intensive courses are based on Google Career Certificates, A kind of certified career from Google. They will be followed by a verification of the acquired knowledge by the company itself.
Google University: courses already available for Americans
This modality is generating perplexity in those who took years of study and great sacrifices, including economic ones, to graduate. For those who are preparing to undertake the university course, however, it presents itself as an opportunity not to be missed, due to the extremely favorable conditions it offers. The very short time needed to obtain the degree, the opportunity to follow the courses comfortably from home, and above all the very low costs (no more than a few hundred dollars for each single course), make the proposal more attractive than ever. by Google.
Moreover, the US giant's offer comes at a time when the coronavirus emergency has accustomed students to distance learning. For now, the courses are only available to Americans, but they may soon be accessible to everyone.
Advantages and perplexities
Google University is certainly worth considering, due to the benefits it offers. In the face of the much vaunted advantages, however, there are those who wonder about the possible disadvantages that this “simplified” method of studies could cause. The opportunities to obtain knowledge certified by one of the world's leading multinationals in the digital field, to spend little and to avoid expensive and exhausting daily trips, are added a series of perplexities and fears.
Young people wonder if it is really possible to concentrate in just six months the teachings that take a few years to assimilate. Another question is whether the University of Google actually offers the possibility for recent graduates to enter the world of work immediately. Many doubt that these "flash" degrees can be considered in the same way as the traditional ones or, on the contrary, are to be considered series B titles. For universities, on the other hand, the fear is growing that their students will be able to orient themselves towards this new proposal. This would lead to a drastic reduction in fees.
We just have to wait
Those American universities that look with interest at Google University go against the grain, to which they are proposing to include the rapid courses of the American giant in their training offers. We just have to wait to judge if this by Google is a winning move or not.
