This is an online education method that has emerged in recent years, covering the courses of some key universities, such as Wuda University, Xi Jiaotong University and Tongji University, with a wide range of contents, including almost every major course, such as economics, architecture and computer.
The course is mainly explained by video, with handouts and homework. As long as you complete the course within the specified time, submit your homework on time and take the final exam, you will have an electronic certificate of completion after passing the exam.
This form is very helpful to the current research. In addition to your own professional courses, you can also study other courses of interest widely. And it is basically not limited by time and place, because each class is very long. As long as you are willing to study, there is certainly time, whether in the classroom or dormitory, you can study.
Extended data:
The so-called "Massive open online course" (large-scale open online course), as the name implies, "M" stands for massive. Different from traditional courses with only dozens or hundreds of students, a MOOCs course has tens of thousands of students, up to 1.6 million; The second letter "O" stands for openness and interest-oriented.
Anyone who wants to study can come in to study, regardless of nationality, and only need one email address to register and participate; The third letter "O" stands for Online, where learning is completed without travel and time and space restrictions; The fourth letter "c" stands for of course, which means of course.
The theoretical basis of large-scale open online courses is connectionism and open online learning teaching method. These courses, like traditional university courses, gradually make students grow from beginners to advanced talents. The course covers not only a wide range of scientific and technological disciplines, such as mathematics, statistics, computer science, natural science and engineering, but also social science and humanities.
Massive open online courses do not provide credits and are not included in undergraduate or graduate degrees. Most courses are free. Some courses in Coursera offer the charging service "Signature Track", and you can choose whether to buy it or not. You can also attend the course of this service for free and get a certificate.
Main features:
1. Large: One or two courses that are not published by individuals: "Large-scale open online courses" refer to courses published by participants. Only when these courses are large-scale or large-scale, it is a typical large-scale open network course.
2. Open courses: respect the creative sharing (CC) agreement; Only when the course is open can it be called a large-scale open online course.
3. Online courses: not face-to-face courses; These course materials are scattered on the Internet. There is no limit to where people have classes. No matter where you are, you can enjoy the first-class courses in American universities at the least cost, and all you need is a computer and an Internet connection.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Massive Open Online Courses