Research Projects

Name of the Project	Researcher	Name of the Project	Sponsor
1986/1990		Study on IT-based Distance Education	"The 7th Five-Year Plan" National Education Sciences Project
1991/1997		Study on the Quality Assurance System and Use of Information Resources of OUs in China	"The 8th Five-Year Plan" National Education Sciences Project
1997/2001		Study on the Modern Open Education of OUs in China	"The 9th Five-Year Plan" National Education Sciences Project
1999/2003		Pilot Project on OUC's Reform on Personnel Training Mode and Open Education	Planning Project of the Ministry of Education
2002/2005		Study on the Criteria for Teaching Quality of Modern ODE	"The 10th Five-Year Plan" National Education Sciences Project
2007	Sun Lvyi	Theory & Practice of the Formation of Modern Distance Education Culture	"The 11th Five-Year Plan" National Education Sciences Project
2003	Sun Lvyi	Application and Practice of Modern Distance Education Tools in Technical & Vocational Schools	New Century Technical & Vocational Project, Ministry of Education
2004/2005	Sun Lvyi	Theory & Practice of Learning-type Military Camps	"Theory & Practice on Constructing China's Lifelong Education System", Ministry of Education
March 2003	Zhang Shaogang	Policy Study on the Current Situation and Trends of Distance Education in Rural China	UNESCO-funded Project
March 2003	Zhang Shaogang	Survey on the Curriculum Design of Distance, Non-formal Education and the Teacher Training of Open Universities	UNESCO-funded Project
November 2004	Zhang Shaogang	ICT-based Literacy Class and Technology Training Programs in Western China's Rural Areas	UNESCO-funded Project
January 2006	Zhang Shaogang	Cost-Benefit Analysis on China's College Distance Education	Key National Planning Project in Education Sciences
2007	Zhang Shaogang	Study on the Survey of College Graduates	Special Project of the Ministry of Education
August 2008	Wang Shujuan	Theory & Practice on the Learning Support Services for Learning-type Military Camps	National Office for Education Sciences Planning
2007	Chen Jian	Theory & Practice on Social Capital in Online Learning Communities	National Young Scholar Project of Education Sciences, Ministry of Education
2007	Chen Shougang	Study on the Design of Online Teaching Activities	National Young Scholar Project of Education Sciences, Ministry of Education
2007	Li Ying	Analysis on the Employment of Graduates from Secondary Vocational Schools in China	National Young Scholar Project of Education Sciences, Ministry of Education
August 2008	Li Ying	Time Distribution of Student Dropouts in Distance & Open Education	Beijing Office for Education Sciences Planning
2007	Zhang Shaogang	An Empirical Study on the Retention of Learning Motivation of Students in Modern ODE Programmes	Chinese Association of Higher Education (CAHE)
2007	Yang Tingting	Study on the Criteria for Teaching Quality of Modern ODE	Chinese Association of Higher Education (CAHE)
2007	Chen Shougang	Study on the Diffusion of the Mobile Learning Technology in OUs	"The 11th Five-Year Plan" Adult Education Association Project
2007	Zou Fanlin	Study on the Operation of Pilot Colleges of Modern Distance Education	"The 11th Five-Year Plan" Adult Education Association Project
2007	Chen Jian	Case Study on the Social Capital of Learners in Modern Distance Education	"The 11th Five-Year Plan" Adult Education Association Project
2003/2005	Zhang Fenglong	Survey on Graduates from OUs	OUC Project