Chinese University MOOC vs Stanford Online

Chinese University MOOC is an online education platform launched by NetEase and the Higher Education Press, offering courses from well-known Chinese universities. Anyone can register and use the MOOC learning model for free, and free courses are listed at free. Courses may combine video lessons, discussions, assignments, questions, and a final exam; teachers take part in forum support and assignment grading. Learners who meet a course’s assessment standard can apply for an electronic certificate signed by the instructor. Certificates are linked to the learner’s real identity and can be verified by number or QR code. The Android and iOS apps support lessons, quizzes, assignments, communication, course-material downloads, and notifications. Course subjects include humanities, arts, philosophy, history, engineering, agriculture, and medicine. Paid courses are bought as a whole, covering published and upcoming lessons during the course validity period; prices vary by course. Eligible self-developed courses may be fully refunded within seven days only if they have not started; iOS purchases follow Apple’s refund rules.

Stanford Online has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.