China Ranks No. 1 in the Number of MOOCs and Viewers in the World
中国慕课学习规模5.4亿人次，世界第一
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China has more than 30 MOOC platforms, 3,400 such courses and 540 million participants in these courses, making the country rank No. 1 in the world in the size of MOOCs, according to data released at the first Global MOOC Conference in Beijing.
根据在北京举办的首届世界慕课大会上的数据表明，中国拥有超过30种慕课平台、3400种这样的课程和5.4亿参与者，使得中国成为慕课学习量世界第一的国家。
As a large international online education platform, MOOC, which stands for massive open online course, is the result of a deep integration of information technology and education.
慕课作为一个大型国际在线教育平台，其拥有大量的在线公开课程，这是信息，技术以及教育深度融合的结果。
China started to build MOOC platforms in 2013, allowing people from all over the country to hear lessons simultaneously from anywhere, said Education Minister Chen Baosheng during his keynote speech at the conference.
中国教育部长陈宝生在大会上的主旨演讲中说，中国自2013年起构建慕课平台，使得来自世界各地的人们能够在任何地方听到课程。
“In the practice of global education innovation, MOOC is becoming an important engine for promoting reform in higher education,” said Chen, adding “This not only helps the Chinese universities cope with the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, but also gathers experience in building a lifelong education for all in the future.”
“在全球教育创新的实践中，MOOC正在成为推动高等教育改革的重要引擎，”陈说，“这不仅有助于中国大学应对COVID-19疫情危机，也为未来建设全民终身教育体系积累了经验。”
To cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, all Chinese universities moved to online classes during the spring semester, with 1.08 million teachers producing 1.1 million online courses, said Chen, who stressed the unprecedented practice has laid a solid foundation to promote innovative development in online education and MOOC.
陈教授表示，为应对新冠疫情，中国所有高校在春季学期都转向了在线课程，108万名教师开展了110万门在线课程。他强调，这一前所未有的做法为推动在线教育和慕课的创新发展奠定了坚实的基础。
“We should continue to improve the quality of MOOC through innovation and new technologies while also protect privacy through law and regulation,” said Chen.
陈说：“我们应该继续通过创新和新的技术手段来提高慕课的质量，同时通过法律法规保护隐私。”
The conference was co-hosted by Tsinghua University and the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education, with the theme of “Learning Revolution and Higher Education Transformation”.
本次会议由清华大学和联合国教科文组织教育信息技术研究所联合主办，主题是“学习革命与高等教育转型”。
Representatives and guests from more than 2,000 international organizations, government agencies, universities and online education institutions attended the conference.
来自2000多个国际组织、政府机构、大学和网络教育机构的代表和嘉宾出席了会议。
