Alison in China: Taking on the Chinese Learning Dragon Differently
Feb 5, 2019 By Mike Feerick, Alison CEO & Founder Just a few short months after launching Alison in April 2007, I received a curious email from China. It was from a professor at Tsinghua University, one of China’s most prestigious universities (Xi Jinping, the current Chinese leader, went there). The professor was excited by…
The Emergence of China’s Nationally-Recognized MOOCs
China MOOC Conference: MOOC team receiving award MOOCs took off in China in 2013 with the launch of XuetangX, China’s first MOOC platform, which was developed by Tsinghua University. Six years later, China offers over 12,500 MOOCs across more than 10 MOOC platforms. In July 2017, China’s Ministry of Education announced an initiative to recognize…
As Professors, New York Times Staff Members Teach, and Learn
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.In 2017, after spending more than 13 years covering Iraq and China for The New York Times, Edward Wong returned to the United States and began teaching international reporting at Princeton University.When he wasn’t filing articles…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Hong Kong Protests Put N.B.A. on Edge in China’
4. Why are the stakes “particularly high for the N.B.A. in China,” according to the author? In what ways does the N.B.A. do business in China? 5. How have other American businesses found themselves “forced to choose sides on geopolitical issues” and “ultimately bow to China’s economic might”? Give at least one example from the…
