试析开放大学的属性与功能

An Analysis on the Properties and Functions of the Open University

开放大学是一种全新的教育组织形态,相对于传统教育形式,有着独特的属性和功能。认真探究开放大学的属性特征和功能作用,对于开放大学建设实践有着重要的指导意义。开放大学属性特征和功能作用建立在终身教育的现实需求基础之上。其属性特征:应具有独立自主的办学权,坚持开放的办学模式,应用现代化教学手段。开放大学主要功能是积极开展学历继续教育和非学历继续教育,搭建终身学习"立交桥",建立并实施学员学分积累、转换、认证与互认制度,开展社会化的公共支持服务。

Open University is a brand new form of educational organization, with its unique properties and functions compared with traditional forms of education. It is of great significance in guiding the practice of constructing Open University to seriously explore the properties and functions of the Open University, which is based on the realistic demand of life-long education. These basic properties are： autonomous right in running school; openness in school running mode; application of modern education technology. The functions are： actively providing credit and non-credit continuing education ; constructing the ＂overpass＂ for life- long education; establishing the system of credit accumulating, transferring, certificating and mutual recognition; carrying out the socialized public supporting system.