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In order to bridge the digital divide between the western remote rural areas and the developed areas and improve the educational level of the teaching sites, MOE of PRC published the Teaching Site Covered by Digital Education Resources Project. This paper introduces the background, aims, and the project tasks that the government should equip the teaching sites with high quality digital education resources to meet teachers’ needs. Besides, it sets forth the transmitting mode, organization method, and the application method of digital learning resources, which gives two application cases from remote rural areas of China as well. In the end, the effect, problem, and further development suggestions of the project are put forward.
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Yu, L., Sheng, C., Yang, Y., Wu, D. (2016). Developing Digital Learning Resources for Teachers’ Needs: The Project from China. In: Huang, R., Kinshuk, Price, J. (eds) ICT in Education in Global Context. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47956-8_6
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