MOOC时代下中国大学英语教育的机遇、挑战与应对策略

MOOC以其名校和名师的影响力、免费的在线课程及个性化的弹性学习模式,对传统的大学教育模式形成了冲击和挑战.面对MOOC所预示的教育革命,中国大学英语教育将首当其冲,机遇与危机并存.一方面,人们对英语学习更为迫切,英语教学的潜在市场更为广阔;另一方面,英语学习的途径更为灵活多样,中国大学英语教育的僵化模式将越发不合适宜.因此,教育决策者、管理者和每一位大学英语教师都应当未雨绸缪,尽早采取适当的应对措施,以避免被时代淘汰的尴尬局面.

The Opportunities,Challenges and Strategies for English Education of Chinese Universities in the MOOC Age

With the influence of elite universities and famous greats, MOOC brings unprecedented impact and challenge into traditional higher education mode by providing free online courses and personalized learning style. Facing the oncoming education revolution, English education of Chinese universities is the first to be af- fected. But crisis and opportunities coexist. On the one hand, a potential market in English teaching will emerge as people are eager to learn English; on the other hand, the present rigid teaching patterns of college English are becoming increasingly inappropriate since more flexible and multiple pathways for English study are available. Hence, educational policymakers, managers and lecturers in English should prepare against rainy days and take suitable countermeasures to avoid becoming obsolete in the MOOC age.