The Effect of Massive Open Online Course on the Universities in the Western Region

Abstract:

This paper argues that MOOC is really a great opportunity to higher education in the west, but MOOC is not panacea, has its own limitations. Perhaps MOOC can help the Faculty to promote their theory and technology, change the students’ learning methods, and optimize the management processes. But not all learners entered MOOC will become active learners. Compared with the traditional network courses, MOOC has a free open mode, large-scale, community, self-organization and other characteristics, which will bring the huge innovations to universities in the western regions. With the development of western area, people eager for new knowledge, MOOC will have a huge impact on higher education in the west.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 926-930)
• Pages: 4657-4660
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.926-930.4657
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: Yu Xiang Guo*, Xiao Bei Chen, Ping Fen Li
• Keywords: Effect, MOOC, Western Region

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DOI: 10.1109/dsp-spe.2013.6642602