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Two start-ups , Coursera and Udacity , recently founded by Stanford faculty members to create " massive open online courses , " or MOOCs , are also committed to automated assessment systems because of the value of instant feedback .

此外，近期成立的Coursera和Udacity是斯坦福大学教职人员为创建“大型公开在线课程”(MOOCs)而成立的两家新兴机构，鉴于即时反馈的价值，它们也承诺采用自动化评估系统。

MOOCs ( Massive Open Online Courses ) are the latest addition to the acronym-bound lexicon1 of higher education , and quite possibly the most significant of them all .

MOOC（网络公开课）是高等教育相关缩写词汇中的新成员，也可能是所有词汇中最具影响力的一个。

The unique advantages of MOOCs and online education have been leveraged and sharing of quality educational resources so that everyone can learn whenever and wherever they want , Chen said .

慕课和在线教育的独特优势得以充分利用来推动教育公平及优质教育资源共享，实现人人皆学、处处能学、时时可学。

Whether or not the rise of MOOCs will prove to warrant such hyperbole , there is no doubt that something very important is happening in the global system , raising profound questions about the very nature and future of higher education .

不论网络公开课的崛起是否真的会达到如此夸张的阶段，有一点可以肯定的是全球体系内正在发生一些重要的事情，并引发了对高等教育本质和将来的一些疑问。

China is committed to further opening up its MOOC resources and sharing its quality education resources with other countries and regions , Education Minister Chen Baosheng said the conference . The country now ranks first globally in the number of MOOCs and viewers , he said .

教育部部长陈宝生表示，目前，中国慕课数量和应用规模已居世界第一。他指出，中国致力于进一步开放其慕课资源，并与其他国家和地区共享优质教育资源。

Moocs have been used to help position institutions while also attracting students .

Mooc已被用于帮助定位机构的角色，同时也在吸引学生。

It can also solve a practical problem of MOOCs , the business aspect .

它也能解决大规模网络公开课在其商业方面的实际问题。

Although MOOCS are grounded in distance education , many students form regionally based online communities .

尽管MOOC以远程教育为基础，但许多学生组成了以地区为基础的在线社区。

Critics of Moocs point to the low percentage of students completing online courses .

批评Mooc的人士指出，学生完成课程的比例很低。

Still , there is one characteristic that marks all MOOCS : they are available to anyone .

不过，所有MOOC都具备一个显著特征：面向所有人。

This is where online education comes in . Moocs can drive down costs to almost zero .

这正是在线教育能够发挥作用的地方。MOOC能把教育成本压低到接近于零的地步。

Now , in this discussion today , I 'm going to focus on a different aspect of MOOCs .

在接下来的讨论中，我会将话题集中在网络公开课的另一面。

Ensuring the quality of the Moocs learning experience , and of student achievement , remains a major concern .

如何确保Mooc学习经历和学生成绩的质量，仍是人们目前关心的一大问题。

So today , I want to discuss a different aspect , the other side of MOOCs , take a different perspective .

所以今天，我想以一个不一样的视角讨论网络公开课的另一面。

Tests can be proctored , but many MOOCS rely on the honor system .

考试可以在监督下进行，但许多MOOC依靠信用制度。

Sure , many MOOCs are free . But they 're also drawing millions of students , potential future customers for universities .

诚然，许多MOOC都是免费的，但它们正在吸引数以百万计的学生，这些学生恰恰是高等院校未来的潜在客户。

Often produced by well-known colleges or universities , MOOCs are frequently hosted on third party commercial platforms .

MOOC在线学习平台通常是由著名学府制作，并借助第三方商业网络平台加以推广的。

MOOCs have become highly popular in the last couple of years in the United States , where the concept evolved .

MOOC在线学习平台的概念诞生于美国，并在最近数十年中在美国掀起了一股在线学习热潮。

MOOCs have democratized education globally ( provided you have an Internet connection ) .

MOOC促进了全球的教育民主化进程（只要你连接上了互联网）。

The past few years have seen an exponential increase in the number of Moocs ( massive open online courses ) .

近些年来，大型网络公开课（MassiveOpenOnlineCourses，简称Mooc）数量大幅增长。

Completion rates in Moocs are notoriously low .

MOOC的完成率出名的低。

Most MOOCS rely on set start and end dates , though a few are self-paced .

大多数MOOC依靠设置好的开始和结束日期，但也有少数由学生自定进程。

These Moocs have been approved for credit recommendation by the American Council on Education ( Ace ) .

美国教育委员会（Ace）已批准对这批Mooc课程授予学分推荐。

Of these , about 120 are business Moocs .

其中大约120门是商业Mooc。

You may be familiar with massive open online courses ( MOOCs ) delivered by professors from prestigious universities .

名校教授大型网络公开课（又被称为慕课）你可能已经很熟悉了。

and therein lies a revenue model for MOOCs , where the university that licenses it with the professor

其中蕴藏着MOOCs的收益模式，那些授权使用的大学，其任课教授

At present it is difficult to see how institutions can generate significant revenues from Moocs other than by charging for assessment .

就目前而言，很难说机构是从Mooc、而不是从评估收费中来获得巨额收入。

Only a year ago , it would not have been possible to even consider getting the equivalent of an MBA via MOOCS .

一年前，不可能会有人想到能通过MOOC取得MBA。

Another disadvantage of Moocs is that they do not always require a student to apply the content in a hands-on way .

MOOC的另一个不足是，它们不总是要求学生将所学内容应用于实践。

The entire universe of Moocs is open to me , and I can tailor my studies to my interests .

整个MOOC世界都向我敞开，我可以根据我的兴趣定制我的学习。