Research on Optimization Strategies of Online Courses for Higher Academic Continuing Education Based on Learners Needs

Online courses in higher academic continuing education are characterized by four salient challenges which are ill defined curriculum orientation, homogenized curriculum development, mechanistic curriculum implementation, and unitary curriculum evaluation. The root cause of these issues lies in the misalignment between online course design and learners' inherent needs. Notably, adult learners engaging in online courses typically demonstrate significant individual variability, diverse value orientations, limited availability of learning time, and inadequate theoretical foundations. To elevate the quality of online course development, four key strategic directions should be prioritized for breakthroughs 1 aligning with career development path to develop a practice driven curriculum framework 2 offering personalized learning options to strengthen self directed learning through diversified resource provision 3 optimizing interactive experiences to foster the co creation of curriculum resources via collective intelligence and 4 leveraging technological tools to implement diversified evaluation for assessing learning outcomes. LI Wenxian "Research on Optimization Strategies of Online Courses for Higher Academic Continuing Education Based on Learners' Needs" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-10 | Issue-1 , February 2026, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd100027.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/100027/research-on-optimization-strategies-of-online-courses-for-higher-academic-continuing-education-based-on-learners-needs/li-wenxian