论文信息 - Education without frontiers? International participation in an online astronomy program

Education without frontiers? International participation in an online astronomy program

Online programs that include international students among their cohort are becoming commonplace. As the leading international online astronomy program, Swinburne Astronomy Online (SAO) is distinctive in that students from the program’s country of origin are in the minority among a cohort located in over 30 countries, taught by instructors who are also located around the world. We discuss factors that have helped make SAO successful internationally, plus issues that arise when teaching astronomy in an international context.

Margaret Mazzolini | Sarah T. Maddison

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