准备好了么?中国在线研究生教育——从美国《在线研究生教育》报告说起

Is Chinas Online Graduate Education Ready:Based on the Analysis of "Online Graduate Education" in USA

在线研究生教育是在线教育的一个分支,也是研究生教育发展的新方向。在美国,随着在线教育的迅猛发展,在线研究生教育也逐渐发展起来。《在线研究生教育》(以下简称《报告》)是美国研究生院理事会根据在线研究生教育发展状况撰写的,该报告对美国在线研究生教育发展遇到的问题进行了分析。本研究旨在通过对《报告》的解析和说明,判断中国是否具备大规模发展在线研究生教育的可能和条件。因此,文章首先介绍《报告》的逻辑框架和主要内容,对《报告》提出的在线研究生发展所遇到的5个问题:"如何处理在线研究生教育发展与坚守使命的关系""如何培养在线研究生教育师资""如何促进学习者的在线学习""如何为在线研究生教育提供财政与设施支持""如何认证和评估在线研究生教育"进行解读;随后,通过一份国内调查报告,分析中国在线教育的发展情况,并对中国发展在线研究生教育进行了预测。研究认为,在线研究生教育的全面开展,在近3年内还无法在国内实现,但必将在我国高水平大学中慢慢流行起来,进而促进我国世界一流大学的建设。

Online graduate education is not only a branch of the surging online education trend,but also a new direction and idea of the development of postgraduate education. In the United States,rapid development of online education is occurring,and online graduate education is also being rapidly developed. ＂ Online Graduate Education,＂ a report developed by American Council of Graduate Schools in the United States,presents an analysis of the development and the related key issues on the development of online graduate education.In China,the development of online graduate education is still in its infancy,and even online education is just beginning to grow rapidly in China and has a long way to develop. Thus,it is valuable to learn from USA＇s experience on the development of online graduate education.First,this paper starts with introducing ＂ Online Graduate Education,＂ focusing on the five issues of developing online graduate education： 1） development of programs and courses; 2） professional development for current and future faculty; 3） supporting student learning in the online environment; 4） finances and facilities; and 5） accreditation and regulatory issues.Second,the paper introduces a survey about online learning and shares the results of Chinese online education.The paper also discusses the situation and possibilities of online graduate education in China.Third,the paper discusses the development of online graduate education in China from the aspects of finance,faculty,learners and credit transfer. Although there are many unresolved factors,there are some excited possibilities.The paper concludes that Chinese online graduate education will have a prosperous future although much exploration and development still needs to occur. The paper suggests that the Chinese high- level universities,especially those who want to build world- class universities,should begin to develop online graduate education as soon as possible since online graduate education will help to improve reputation,internationalization,and the relationship between the universities and the society. The paper forecasts that in 2020,online graduate education will have a substantial startup.