終身學習的磨課師

MOOCs for Lifelong Learning

本文意圖證明透過磨課師（MOOCs）進行終身學習的可行性。研究透過探索終身學習的理念和MOOCs的趨勢，從中指出它們的關聯性。經由分析和綜合相關論點，研究發現MOOCs適合終身學習的幾項特點：MOOCs不受時空限制、MOOCs免費開放給所有人、MOOCs的規模性與重複使用性可降低成本、MOOCs有彈性的教學方式、MOOCs創造線上學習社群給積極主動的學習者，以及MOOCs擁有多樣性功能符合終身學習者的不同需求。研究提出MOOCs作為終身學習途徑的一些反思：MOOCs的品質堪慮、弱勢者較少使用MOOCs、MOOCs缺乏正式的成績證明，以及帶有殖民主義和市場化的疑慮。從研究中推論出對終身教育的啟示：MOOCs是終身學習的良好平臺，但MOOCs需要有一些配套措施以增進其使用於終身學習的可行性，例如改善終身學習者的MOOCs素養與鼓勵學習者形成終身學習社群。

This paper intends to justify the feasibility of using massive open online courses (MOOCs) for lifelong learning. The paper explores the ideas of lifelong learning and the trend of MOOCs to figure out their relationship. Under analyzing and synthesizing related points, the research finds some features of MOOCs fitting the lifelong learning: MOOCs are available anytime and anywhere, MOOCs are free and for all, MOOCs’ scalability and repeated usage reduce the cost, MOOCs have flexible pedagogy, MOOCs create online learning communities for active learners, and MOOCs own various functions to fit various needs of lifelong learners. I find some reflections on MOOCs for lifelong learning: the quality of MOOCs is doubted, the disadvantaged are the minority in MOOCs, MOOCs lack the official credit, and there are some concerns about colonialism and marketization. The research infers implications for lifelong learning: MOOCs are good platforms for lifelong learning, but MOOCs need supporting measures to improve the feasibility for lifelong learning such as improving lifelong learners’ MOOCs literacy and encouraging learners to form the lifelong learning communities.