2017全球慕课发展回顾

MOOCs around the world in 2017

2017年,慕课在学习者人数、课程数量、参与高校数量上都取得了稳定的增长。回顾2017年慕课的发展,大体上可以总结为如下三个方面:第一,各大慕课平台的商业属性得以加强,纷纷通过收费模式的调整、领导层的更换以及以B2B项目为代表的产品线扩展帮助平台实现最大化盈利和可持续发展;第二,行业培训和成人教育成为慕课重要的发展方向,通过微专业项目、企业参与建课以及线上与线下结合的混合学习设置,慕课平台纷纷将帮助在职学习者实现专业能力提升和生涯发展作为目标和切入点;第三,慕课与高校之间的深度融合和适应性变革仍在继续,一方面平台与高校合作的在线学位项目取得了巨大的发展,另一方面基于慕课的校内教学改革持续推进,慕课在校内教学中发挥的作用不断增强。

2017 witnessed steady increases in the number of MOOC learners, courses and partner universities.A review of the development of MOOC in 2017 indicates that there are three changes. First, MOOC platforms were increasingly commercial, trying to maximize profits and ensure sustainable development through adjustment of business mode, replacement of management or extension of product line such as B2B. Second, vocational training and continuing education became an important direction for MOOC development. By offering microcredentials, involving industry leaders in course design, and providing blended learning model, MOOC platforms aimed to improve in-service learners' professional competence and enable their career development. Finally, the integration of MOOCs and universities and their mutual adaptation were still underway. On the one hand, great progress was made in online degree programs jointly offered by platforms and universities. On the other hand, MOOCs were increasingly combined with on-campus instruction.