NetEase Open Courses is an online open course learning platform launched by NetEase. The website address is https://open.163.com/。
[Purpose] The platform brings together thousands of courses from world-renowned universities such as Tsinghua, Peking University, Harvard, and Yale, covering 22 fields including science, economics, humanities, and philosophy, for users to watch and learn, broaden their horizons, and acquire in-depth good knowledge.
[Main Capabilities and Course Content] Platform courses are organized by subject area. The categories and course examples visible from the official page include:
- Literature: Special Topics in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Women's Literature, Character Images in "Records of the Grand Historian", "Dream of the Red Chamber" and the Beauty-and-Talent Romance Pattern, Literature and Form, Imagery in Classical Chinese Poetry, Crime Fiction, Knights and Maidens, American Literature, Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Faulkner, Cervantes' Don Quixote, etc.
- Mathematics: Preparatory Course in Arithmetic and Algebra (Divisors and Multiples, Properties of Numbers, Negative Numbers, Multiplication and Division, Order of Operations), Indian Institutes of Technology Joint Entrance Examination, Logarithms, Brain Teasers, California Standard Tests (Geometry, Algebra I), etc.
- Philosophy: Philosophy and Science of Human Nature, Justice, Introduction to Philosophy, Nietzsche's Mind and Nature, Death, Hegel and the Phenomenology of Spirit, Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love, Introduction to Critical Reasoning, Introduction to Political Philosophy, etc.
- Language: Learning Spanish, Intensive English Course I, Introduction to Arabic, Introduction to Russian, Russian Grammar, French Conversation, Introduction to Japanese, Business Writing, Introduction to Spanish, Linguistics, etc.
- Society: Introduction to Sociology, 60-Second Brain Teasers, 60-Second Lecture Series, Princeton Distinguished Lecture Forum, Trends and Problems in Modern World Population Development, Introduction to Sociology, Urban Development Seminar, Set High Aspirations, Public Policy Studies, etc.
- History: Precise History and Ambiguous Narrative, The American Civil War and Reconstruction, Chinese History in One Sitting, Architectural History, The Rise and Fall of Three Superpowers, Early Medieval History, American History Since 1877, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commemoration, The American Revolutionary War, Early Modern British History, etc.
- Business: Will Artificial Intelligence Rewrite Business Rules, A Roundup of Prodigies in the Business Circle, Technology Business Summit, In-Depth Interpretation of IBM's Strategic Transformation and Brand Reshaping, How Data Changes Business, Learn to Write a Business Plan in 3 Minutes, Why Business Helps Solve Social Problems, Interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Human Resource Management, etc.
- Media: Contemporary Media Literacy, Online Editing and Publishing for Journalists, Jing Yidan: I Just Want to Record, Media People and Scientists in Love-Hate Relations, Early American Media, Social Media and the Disappearance of Gender, British Media Studies, Secrecy and Journalism in the New Media Era, MIT: Media, Education, Markets, etc.
- Medicine/Health: Health Depends on Where You Live, Women's Health Research, Nutrition, Health and Cancer Prevention, Basic Nursing Theory, Sports Training Medicine and Olympic Health Legacy, Psychiatry Case Studies, Neuro100 topics in extracorporeal studies, diet and nutrition, spiritual life, autism lectures, etc.
- Art/Architecture: studio classroom demonstrations, furniture decoration, ART 116 - Web Design I, survey of world music, Bloomsbury, graphic design, University of Cambridge "Beauty," Hollywood film special effects production tutorial, music and the brain, architecture, etc.
- Engineering/Technology: principles of soil erosion, machine learning, current hot environmental issues, strange bionics, architectural aesthetics, entering the temple of surveying and mapping, efficient use of energy, etc.
- Law/Politics: lecture series on litigation and justice, Professor Luo Xiang's legal jokes for Houda legal exam preparation, economic law, law and modern society, torture, law and war, public law lectures, property law, intellectual property, sports law, etc.
- Psychology: introduction to psychology, exposing the top ten misunderstandings about psychology, environmental psychology, matters of love, criminal psychology, research on special children, child developmental psychology, overcoming public speaking anxiety, discovering psychology, psychology of couples and families, etc.
- Teaching/Learning: how to learn from mistakes, hao123 education website navigation, learning how to learn, 9 tips to quickly improve learning efficiency, educational innovation and classroom teaching methods, the key to learning is content, unrelated to your style, California high school exit exam exercise explanations, GMAT data sufficiency, GMAT problem solving (math), algebra tutorial, etc.
- Schools/Institutions: Wuhan University, Renmin University of China, Zhejiang University, Peking University, Fudan University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Yale University, etc.
[Usage] Users can access the webpage https://open.163.com/ to browse and watch courses; after logging in, they can use functions such as the personal center, purchased courses, coupons, my favorites, playback history, my certificate wall, and can log out of the account. The platform also provides client downloads, and the NetEase Open Course APP can be downloaded by scanning the QR code. Page sections include "Courses Change with You," "Fun Classroom," "Knowledge Sharing," "Attitude Open Courses," etc.
[Applicable Scenarios] Suitable for users who wish to systematically watch open courses from prestigious schools, self-study by subject area, expand general knowledge, prepare for exams, or improve language and professional skills.
[Restrictions] The materials do not provide details such as whether courses are charged, prices, specific playback and interaction methods, certificate acquisition conditions, or the operating systems and device requirements supported by the platform, and are temporarily unavailable.
