I. Scope of the course
1, a large-scale open online course is an open pedagogy based on connectionism theory and online learning. These courses, like traditional university courses, gradually make students grow from beginners to advanced talents.
2. The scope of 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.
3. Large-scale open online courses do not provide credits, nor do they count as undergraduate or graduate degrees. Most courses are free. Some courses in Coursera offer the charging service "Signature Track", so you can choose whether to buy it or not. You can also attend the course of this service for free and get a certificate.
Second, the teaching form
1, the course is not a collection, but a way to connect lecturers and learners all over the world through a topic or theme.
2. Although these courses usually have no special requirements for learners, all the massive open online courses will provide a rough schedule in the form of weekly discussion topics, and the rest of the courses have the smallest structure, usually including weekly lectures, discussion questions, reading suggestions and so on.
Third, testing.
1. Every course has frequent quizzes, and sometimes there are midterm and final exams. Exams are generally marked by classmates (for example, every paper in a course is marked by five classmates, and the final score is the average score).
2. Some students have established online study groups or face-to-face study groups with their classmates nearby.