In October 2021, a book published by the Open University of China Press (OUC Press) entitled Beyond Distance Education: Cutting-Edge Perspectives on the Future of Global Open Universities received a lot of attention from higher education institutions in the UK and has been added to the libraries of several universities.
On 19 November 2021, Song Lei, deputy director of the Department of Teacher Education of the Ministry of Education (MOE), led a delegation to the Open University of China (OUC) to investigate the work of the OUC School of Teacher Training. Hu Yang, director of the Department of External Education and Training (Community Centre), its deputy director, Lyu Qian, and heads of relevant departments attended the symposium, which was presided over by Hu Yang.
On the Weigongcun campus of the Open University of China (OUC), ID cards have been replaced by QR codes; teachers use mobile apps or computers for their teaching or office work; VR (virtual reality) headsets are available in the VR lab; and holographic technology allows a teacher to “project” remotely into a classroom.
The Open University of China (OUC) held a seminar on Economics and Management teaching in Beijing on 18 November 2021.
In order to further deepen teaching reform, improve the quality of talent training, implement the fundamental task of morality cultivation, promote the teaching reform of education majors, and promote system exchanges, on 18 November 2021, the Open University of China (OUC) held a teaching work conference on Education majors.
The first training class on language and character norms and standards of the Open University of China (OUC) was completed on 12 November 2021.
In order to promote the reform of mathematics teaching at the Open University of China (OUC), improve the quality of talent training, implement the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, and better integrate ideological and political theories into the mathematics curriculum, on 16 November 2021, the OUC held an online work conference on mathematics teaching.
In November 2021, a group of expert examiners from the China Quality Certification Centre (CQC) conducted its annual assessment of the quality-management system of the Open University of China (OUC) Press. The group, after examining the materials submitted by the Press, a total of 357 documents, concluded that it has a sound and effective quality-management system that not only meets system standards but is deserving of high praise.