The 2020 Google Developer Conference officially kicked off on November 16. Due to the impact of COVID-19, this conference is the first time to be held online, and it is also the first time for Google to meet with Chinese developers in an all-online format. The theme of this conference is "More than code", among which "learning" has become one of the important sections of this conference. Under this theme, Google reached a cooperation with NetEase Youdao and launched the "Grow with Google" learning area and three courses on Youdao's MOOC platform for Chinese universities.
At the opening ceremony of this conference, Chen Junting, president of Google Greater China Region, introduced that Google released the "Grow with Google Plan" in 2019, and this year, Google and NetEase Youdao jointly launched the "Grow with Google" learning area on the MOOC platform of Chinese universities. We will also launch three courses, "TensorFlow Introduction", "ARCore Development Introduction" and "Overseas Digital Marketing", to facilitate talent growth and development, so that students and developers can more easily learn various technologies and knowledge.
Take the introduction to TensorFlow hands-on course as an example. As an open source machine learning platform from Google, TensorFlow's comprehensive ecosystem already enables developers to easily deploy machine learning applications. Many freshmen suffered from the lack of corresponding teaching and practical operation opportunities. TensorFlow is now available online in a new introductory course that will make it easier for beginners to get started. The course content matches the TensorFlow certification program and is taught by a number of experienced university teachers and machine learning Gdes.
In addition, according to the official introduction, the online "overseas digital marketing course", after passing the test, students can also obtain the official certification of Google, and have the opportunity to obtain the job opportunities provided by Google and hundreds of high-quality overseas enterprises.
At present, Chinese university MOOC has become the world's largest Chinese MOOC education platform, and has achieved significant social benefits. China University MOOC carries out online education service business based on courses, supported by platform operation and centered on product service. After six years of construction and operation, the product has been used by more than 1,400 universities, covering 95% of 211/985 universities, serving more than 300,000 teachers and more than 50 million students in total. At present, the platform has nearly 10,000 high-quality online course resources, covering the fields of computer science, literature, history and philosophy, science, engineering, economic management, education and teaching, psychology, art design, medicine and health, agriculture, forestry and horticulture, etc. The Grow With Google program will further improve the MOOC course system of Chinese universities and bring more rich and cutting-edge learning resources to learners.
The cooperation between Google and NetEase Youdao is also a strong embodiment of the integration of industry and education. Today, with the in-depth development of the concept of integration of industry and education, complementary learning through industrial education can effectively promote the updating of theories and technological development, promote the communication between learners and producers, so that the theory is no longer suspended in the air, and technology can effectively serve users and learners, forming a good spiral development trend. The MOOC of Grow With Google in Chinese universities reflects that the integration of industry and education has become an emerging trend in education, and will gradually mature into a platform for learners and workers to improve themselves and communicate with the community.
