According to the online inquiry of China Education, the National Open University belongs to adult education, which was established on the basis of Central Radio and TV University, and is also called TV University at ordinary times. The learning style of the National Open University is flexible, and the country with graduation degree recognizes that it can be found on the learning information network. It mainly faces the public and is a form of adult education.

Open education belongs to academic education and non-academic education. Based on modern information technology, a new type of university implements distance open education with equal emphasis on academic education and non-academic education. Candidates who apply for the Open University communicate and learn with their classmates and teachers through online interactive means such as the online education platform of the National Open University.