美国大学的网上课程个案分析及其启示

The Case Study of an Online Course from American University and Its Implication

网上课程或网上辅助的面授课程，在美国高校中已越来越普遍。本文以乔治亚大学的一门网上课程为例，详细介绍了美国大学中是如何组织网上教学的。特别是对网上课程中的媒体使用和教学活动设计特点进行了分析。并以此为参照，对我国高校当前的网上教学实践活动提出几点建议。

Online courses or face─to─face courses with online component have become popular in American colleges and universities. Using an entirely online courses from University of Georgia as a case， this paper explores how the online instruction is designed and conducted in American universities. In particular， the media application and instructional activities of this online course are analyzed. Referencing the practice of American universities， four implications are suggested for developing online instruction in Chinese universities.