China's streaming giant iQiyi announces new online education project

Chinese streaming platform iQiyi has launched its Thousand Teachers project as it pushes ahead with expanding online education.

Geng Danhao, a senior vice president at iQiyi, said on Tuesday it is looking forward to working with more educational institutions and teachers over the next few years to explore the potential of online learning.

The new project aims to help teachers present classes using new technologies such as VR and live streaming.

According to Geng, iQiyi's education channel has so far worked with more than 1,500 organizations to produce over 16,000 lessons in the areas of children's and vocational education.

Geng said that with the introduction of more quality content and the use of new technology, the channel is sure to grow into a major platform for online education.

(GLOBAL TIMES)