The online education carried out by online education college (commonly known as online university) is mainly based on the continuing education of employees. Junior college and undergraduate course in high school must have graduation certificates from ordinary high schools, vocational high schools, secondary specialized schools or vocational and technical schools, and junior college and undergraduate courses must have graduation certificates from national education series or above. A small number of undergraduate majors recruit students, requiring the same or similar majors in the specialist sector. The Ministry of Education has approved 68 colleges and universities to carry out modern distance education pilot projects. The online education students trained by these 68 colleges and universities meet the requirements of undergraduate and junior college graduation, and the higher education diploma is awarded by the school in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. After electronic registration, the state recognizes the diploma. The list of these 68 modern distance education pilot universities is as follows:

Beijing: Peking University, Tsinghua University, beijing language and culture university, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Renmin University of China, China Agricultural University, Beijing Normal University, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing Institute of Technology, China Geo University, Youshi University in China, university of international business and economics, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Communication University of China, Central Conservatory of Music, China Radio and TV University.

Northeast China: Harbin Institute of Technology, Jilin University, Northeastern University, Northeast Normal University, Dalian University of Technology, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, and Northeast Agricultural University.

East China: Fudan University, East China Normal University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai International Studies University, East China University of Science and Technology, Donghua University, Nanjing University, Zhejiang University, Southeast University, Jiangnan University, China Youshi University (East China), University of Science and Technology of China.

South China: Sun Yat-sen University, South China Normal University, Xiamen University, Fujian Normal University, South China University of Technology.

Southwest China: Southwest University, Sichuan University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chongqing University, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University and Southwest Jiaotong University.

Other regions: Tianjin University, Nankai University, Zhengzhou University, Huazhong Normal University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan University of Technology, China Geo University (Wuhan), Xi Jiaotong University, xidian university, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shandong University, Central South University and Hunan University.

Network education refers to modern distance education (also known as network university), which is a new type of education with the development of modern information technology. Online education can get credits by completing the prescribed course learning tasks and passing the exam. You can graduate if you reach the required total credits, and the academic certificate will be recognized by the state after electronic registration. Students who meet the conditions for degree granting will also receive a bachelor's degree certificate.

In 2002, the Ministry of Education approved 68 key universities nationwide to provide online academic education for pilot universities. Students can arrange their own study time and choose their own study content. There are two major settings: one is the signature major of the university; There is also a popular major with good employment prospects, which pays attention to practicality and is very popular with employers. Network education is a new thing. With the continuous development of online education, it is more and more accepted by society.

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