XuetangX

XuetangX

Type of site	Online education
Available in	Chinese English
URL	xuetangx.com
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Required
Users	58.8 million [1] (As of April 2020 [update] )
Launched	October 10, 2013;11 years ago (2013-10-10)
Current status	Active

XuetangX is a massive open online course (MOOC) platform. It offers online courses in multiple disciplines and also certificate and degree programs. Launched on October 10, 2013, as the first ^[2] Chinese MOOC platform, XuetangX was initiated by Tsinghua University and MOE Research Center for Online Education. ^[3]

As of the end of 2022, XuetangX has offered nearly 6,000 high-quality courses from universities such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, University of Science and Technology of China, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, covering 13 disciplines.

History

2016

• XuetangX launched Rain Classroom, a smart toolbox for blended learning developed by Tsinghua University and XuetangX. ^[4]
• XuetangX partnered with the SDG Academy, enabling the SDG Academy to share sustainable development content across China. ^[5]
• XuetangX and Telefónica Educación Digital present the launch in China of the International Service for the Evaluation of the Spanish Language (SIELE), a system that certifies the degree of mastery of Spanish language by digital means. ^[6]

2017

• XuetangX, in partnership with University of Lagos in Nigeria, launches LAGOS MOOC, ^[7] allowing students of Lagos to access to 12 courses from Tsinghua University. ^[8]
• XuetangX collaborated with Zhengzhou University and launched their first Medical online master's degree in Mainland China. ^[9]

2018

• In March 2018, XuetangX signed partnership agreement with French national MOOC platform FUN. The two platforms exchange course resources for students in both countries. ^[10]

2019

• XuetangX released a new version based on a new self-developed frame^{[ clarification needed ]}.

2020

• XuetangX launched its international version on April 20. ^[11] The international version of XuetangX offers an English-language interface with other languages including Russian, Spanish, French and Japanese. ^[12]

References

1. ""学堂在线"平台国际版发布 共担全球高等教育责任 - 国际在线移动版". city.cri.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
2. 陈子琰. "Tsinghua launches intl version of its online education platform - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
3. "平台介绍-清华大学" . Retrieved 24 April 2023.
4. "Guide to Using Tsinghua Rain Classroom". en.sc.tsinghua.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
5. "SDG Academy Partners with China's Largest MOOC Provider XuetangX, a platform of Tsinghua University". unsdsn.org. 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
6. Clemares, Lucía. "SIELE, primer certificado online del grado de conocimiento de la lengua española, llega a China a través de XuetangX". Telefónica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-23.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. "University Of Lagos Has Launched An Online Education Platform In Partnership With Chinese MOOC Platform XuetangX". iAfrikan. 2017-05-26. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
8. "Online Education Game Changer-- ChinAfrica". www.chinafrica.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
9. TakeThisCourse (2019-12-27). "XuetangX — First Chinese MOOC Platform". Medium. Retrieved 2020-04-23.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. "Échange de MOOC : retour sur un partenariat entre FUN et XuetangX". FUN-MOOC (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-23.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
11. 陈子琰. "Tsinghua launches intl version of its online education platform - Chinadaily.com.cn". global.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
12. "The International Version of XuetangX Officially Launched-Tsinghua University". www.tsinghua.edu.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-23.

External links

• Official website