ERIC Number: EJ1019806
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1028-3153
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Commenting on Western Open Courses by Chinese Learners
Xia, Jingfeng
Journal of Studies in International Education, v17 n4 p377-397 Sep 2013
This article examines web comments written by Chinese learners on online open courses that are originally produced by leading universities in the United States and United Kingdom and are later introduced to China with Chinese translation. It applies the thematic discourse analysis strategy to classify the comments into themes to explore the patterns of studying behaviors of the Chinese learners. The analysis reveals that open access as the concept and practice of educational resources sharing is overwhelmingly supported. With regard to open course content, the Chinese are more interested in course materials that echo their daily experience than in courses that merely deliver knowledge and skills. A debate on the social effect of foreign open courses on Chinese ideology is discussed.
Descriptors: Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Asians, Discourse Analysis, Course Content, Educational Resources, College Students, Classification, Ideology, International Cooperation, International Education, Web Sites, Translation, Correlation, Teaching Methods, Teaching Styles
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Identifiers - Location: China; United Kingdom; United States
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