In July 2000, BFSU was authorized as an experimental university of modern distance education by the Ministry of Education. In December 2000, the Institute of Online Education (BeiwaiOnline) was formally established. By combining the university’s strong educational resources with modern educational technologies, the institute has established a unique Learner-constructed Modular Educational System through a 3-M learning design (multimodal learning via multimedia in multiple environments), which provides both degree and non-degree courses according to learners’ own learning ecology. This makes a genuine “five-any” learning possible: anybody, any time, any place, any mode, and any need.

Through years of development, BeiwaiOnline has become a leading brand in online language education in China. It has been one of the leaders with a comprehensive educational system, diverse programs, advanced technologies, and rich resources among institutes of online education in China. BeiwaiOnline will continue to develop vigorously and innovatively to promote quality language education to the public.

In January 2024, as one of the exemplary cases, BeiwaiOnline’s practice was included in ISO/TR 29996: 2024 “Education and Learning Services – Distance and Digital Learning Services (DDLS) - Case Studies”. Based on years of online education practices, BeiwaiOnline has initiated the Computer-Assisted Language Learning Association and the China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese (ChinaCALL). It also holds the International Conference on CALL yearly and publishes the Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning (JCCALL).

Website: https://bwol.bfsu.edu.cn/

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