開放大學面臨的挑戰：來自韓國的案例

Challenges Facing the Open University: the Case of the Korea National Open University

韓國國立開放大學有過成功的歷史，但目前它正處在困境之中。本文通過數據分析，描述了開放大學所存在的主要困難：1.報名人數和在學學生的人數急遽減少；2.學生註冊率呈連續下降趨勢；3.學生出現女性化和大齡化的趨勢；4.學生數量少於招生指標的院系數目增多，不同院系學生數量之間的差距增大。根據韓國開放大學的經驗，作者提出以下建議：把學生數維持在一個合理的範圍內；開放大學要盡力提高教育質量。

Although the KNOU has successful history， it has been in a difficult situation recently. By comparing the statistical figures of the university in the early 1990s and 2000s， we can delineate the followings as the major difficulties. Firstly， there was a sharp decrease in the number of the applicants and students. Secondly， there was a continuous downward trend of the enrollment rate of the admitted students. Thirdly， there were feminization and aging of the student population. Fourthly， the academic departments with students less than the quotas increased and the gaps in student numbers between the department widened. In terms of policy implications to the Open Universities， we propose the followings based on the experiences of the KNOU; we should maintain the number of students within a reasonable limit; the Open University needs to do its best to improve quality in education.