Big school: Why the mighty MOOC is taking over education
Welcome to the future of education: namely, the MOOC, or massive open online course – a class that can be done online, at your own pace, in almost any subject area, for free. Sarah Taaffe-Maguire explores how, no matter who you are or what your interests, you can use free education to change your life
We’ve felt the autumnal crispness, we’re experiencing heavier traffic – yes, it’s back-to-school time. As kids file into classrooms, so too do adults. But nowadays, the grown-up classroom is wherever you can access the internet.
The numbers of adults working on a niche professional skill, or simply learning for the hell of it, are huge. Worldwide, 101 million people signed up to a massive open online course, or MOOC, in 2018.
What exactly ...
