ThedifferencesbetweenMOOCandtraditionaleducation许姗B13140208Inrecentyears,underthebackgroundoftherapiddevelopmentoftheInternet,onlineeducation,asanewformofeducation,graduallyappearedinfrontofthepublic.Duringthisperiod,MOOC,abriefofmassiveopenonlinecourses,cameintobeinginamoment.MOOC’sextremelyrapidexpansionhasbroughttothetraditionaleducationinevitableimpact.ThreemainpointswhichdifferfromtraditionaleducationdriveMOOCtoadvancedevelopment.First,MOOCbreakstheconstraintsoftimeandspace.Itcostsmuchovertimeandtakesupmuchspacethattherequirementtocarryouttraditionalteachingisgettingtogetherteachersandstudentsonthesamespace,andteachingactivitieswithinthestipulatedtime.Incontrast,MOOCasaformofdistancelearning,teachersandstudents’,timeandspace’sseparationisoneofitscharacteristic.Soaslongasamanhasacomputerorasmartphone,hecanstudyonMOOCatanytimeineveryplace.TheconvenienceoftimeandspaceofMOOCattractsmanypeoplewholovetolearn.StudentswhowerenotadmittedbytheiridealcollegesorcouldnotchoosetheirfavoritemajorcanstudyonMOOCtocompensateforthisregretwithoutgooutschool.What’smore,aswellasofficeworkercanfurthertheirknowledgebyMOOCinfreetime.Inthenextplace,theexpenseofMOOCislessthantraditionaleducation,especiallyinhigheducation.InChina,theaveragetuitionofpublicuniversityis5000to8000RMBperyear,andthatofprivateuniversityis8000to15000RMBperyear.Inabroad,theleast-costplacetostudylikeAustralia,annualtuitionisabout80000to100000RMB.Ifsomeexcellentpeoplewanttogotothefirstonehundredcollegesintheworldtofurthertheirstudy,theyhavetospendovertwentythousandRMBexceptlivingexpense.Becauseofthis,thosewhoareunderneedyconditionhavenochoicebuttogiveuptheirdream.However,MOOCcanprovidealearningopportunitytothosepeople.ManyfamousuniversitiesoftheworldgivelessonsonMOOC,andmanycoursesofferedonitarefreesothatitprovidesstudentsthemorepossibilitywithasystematicstudy.ThelastoneisthatMOOC’scourseshavewideraudiencethantraditionaleducation.Intraditionaleducation,notonlycollegesbutalsomajorsjustrecruitlimitedstudents.Thissituationdirectlyresultsinthelessopportunityofreceivingeducationofsomepeople.Inopposeoftraditionaleducation,MOOCbreaksthelimitaboutthenumberofcoursestomeetthelager-scalecurriculumlearners.Inshort,MOOCisasubversiveextensionoftraditionaleducation.TherearetillothersdifferencesbetweenMOOCandtraditionaleducation,andthesefeaturesdifferfromtraditionaleducationtopromoteMOOCtogrowcontinuouslyinthisinformationage