大型开放式网络课程

同步大规模网络课程并不像大型开放式网络课程那样可以随时观看，它要求学生，教授和教学助理同时在线。

Unlike Massive Open Online Courses , which can be watched whenever , the SMOC requires students , professors and teaching assistants to be online at the same time .

然而，对大型开放式网络课程（MassiveOnlineOpenCourses，简称MOOC）的崇拜最近遭遇了一次巨大打击：该领域的硅谷先驱之一塞巴斯蒂安•特伦（SebastianThrun）称其为一种“十分糟糕的产品”。

But the cult of the Mooc - massive online open courses - took a blow last week when one of its leading Silicon Valley pioneers , Sebastian Thrun , described it as a " lousy product . "

自2013年起，大型开放式网络课程就在国内很流行，包括清华北大在内的一些学校已经建立了自己的开放式网络课程平台。

MOOC has gained popularity in China since 2013 and some universities , including Tsinghua University and Peking University have established their own MOOC platforms .