China’s large open on-line programs entice about 1 bln college students in previous 10 years
(ECNS) — China’s large open on-line programs (MOOC) have attracted 979 million learners as of November 2022, mentioned the Ministry of Training (MOE).
The MOOC platform supplies greater than 61,900 on-line programs, with 402 million registered customers.
The academic platform was launched in 2012. Up to now 10 years, particularly because the outbreak of COVID-19, China has practiced on-line schooling on an unprecedented scale, counting on MOOC and different on-line schooling sources, that are profoundly altering educating, studying, and college administration, mentioned Wu Yan, director of the Division of Greater Training on the MOE.
China has organized over 10 international on-line schooling dialogues because the institution of the International MOOC and On-line Training Union in 2020, Wu added.
A complete of 168 international hybrid lecture rooms have been opened and 13 world-famous universities from 11 nations have achieved mutual recognition of credit. As well as, eight international open English lessons have been launched, attracting 7.3 million learners world wide.
In the meantime, China has promoted a MOOC plan in west China. Presently, 725 universities in west China have offered on-line and hybrid programs utilizing MOOC, accounting for 97.3 % of the schools in west China, which has significantly improved expertise coaching within the area.
