无处不在的互联网正在改变大家的生活。网上购物、网络游戏、网聊好像已经是青年日常不可或缺的部分,退休的大家也乐不可支地在网上炒股、找信息。过去大家以为需要要面对面才能完成的事情也正在向互联网靠拢,譬如行政办公、课堂,甚至音乐会。今天大家要说的,就是已经在不少地方推行的webucation(互联网教育)。
Obviously enough, webucation is education provided over the World Wide Web, a concept also sometimes called e-education. It refers to various ways of using the Internet to contribute to learning at a distance, in particular for bringing education to groups not previously1 well served. But it also includes school management systems, educational software, and ways to wire the classroom.
非常明显,webucation(互联网教育)就是通过万维网提供的教育,有时也叫做e-education(电子教育),指借助网络通过各种渠道提供远程教育,尤指为那些之前未能遭到足够教育的人群提供的教育。webucation同时还包含学校管理体系、学习软件与教室互联网化的办法。
Webucation will be big, but will it be profitable? After all, the public has grown accustomed to getting information for free on the Web.
互联网教育会壮大,但会盈利吗?毕竟公众已经习惯了从互联网上免费获得信息。