XuetangX
Online Education company
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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]
Type of site | Online education |
|---|---|
| Available in | |
| URL | xuetangx |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 58.8 million[1] (As of April 2020[update]) |
| Launched | October 10, 2013 |
| Current status | Active |
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].