Lifelong Learning Platform: Free Online Learning by Open University of China 81

The Lifelong Education Platform is a free online learning platform built by the Open University of China, aiming to promote educational equity, bridge the "digital divide," and provide lifelong learning opportunities for everyone.

Platform Resources

✅ Rich Course Offerings: The platform features learning resources from the Open University of China itself, as well as courses from 338 renowned universities. It also integrates signature courses from 10 leading platforms, totaling 500,000 courses. These courses cover multiple areas including lifestyle, interests, careers, skills, senior education, and academic degrees.

✅ Featured Sections: The platform is divided into 7 sections: lifestyle, interests, careers, skills, senior education, academic degrees, and more. For example, the lifestyle section includes parenting knowledge and family financial management content, while the skills section features courses for professional certifications such as the Teaching Qualification Certificate.

Features

✅ Personalized Learning: Leveraging big data and artificial intelligence technology, the platform recommends suitable learning content and plans learning paths for learners. The intelligent learning companion "Baize" can interact and converse with learners, answer questions, and indicate the information sources of the answers and the corresponding video clips.

✅ Community Interaction: Learners can share learning experiences, ask questions, showcase their work, and communicate with other learners or teachers on the platform.

✅ Multi-Terminal Support: The platform supports access via computers and mobile phones, allowing learners to choose their learning methods flexibly based on their time and location.

Pricing

The platform adheres to the principles of public welfare and inclusivity, and is freely open to society. Learners can access all learning resources and services on the platform without spending any money. However, some advanced courses or value-added services (such as credit certification, certificate issuance, etc.) may incur fees.

How to Use

✅ Browse Courses:

• After logging in, go to the platform's homepage to view course categories, such as lifestyle, interests, careers, etc.

• You can also enter keywords in the search box to find specific courses.

✅ Select a Course:

• Click on a course category of interest to enter the course list.

• View course details, including introduction, learning objectives, duration, etc.

• Click "Join Learning" or "Start Learning" to enter the learning page.

✅ Take the Course:

1. On the learning page, click the video play button to watch the course video.

2. The video playback interface generally has control buttons such as pause, fast-forward, and rewind.

3. You can watch in full screen for a better experience.

4. Some courses have exercises that can be practiced during or after learning.

5. After submitting the exercises, you can view the answers and explanations.

✅ Learning Progress Management:

• The platform automatically records learning progress. On the "My Courses" or "Learning Progress" page, you can see completed and incomplete courses.

• You can set learning reminders to help complete tasks on time.

✅ Interaction and Communication:

• Join study groups to exchange experiences with other learners.

• Initiate or participate in topics in the discussion area.

• Send private messages to teachers or classmates to communicate.

• Participate in online or offline activities organized by the platform.

✅ Personal Center:

• Manage personal information, such as changing avatars, nicknames, contact details, etc.

• Check learning records, including courses taken and learning duration, etc.

• Check grades to understand learning outcomes.

• View coupons and activity information.