Chen Zhongsu: What kind of change does cloud computing bring to online education?

The picture is the national "thousand people plan" expert Chen Zhongsu receives the interview

He had a dream and only 200 dollars alone to study in the United States, he was the Wall Street IT industry and the financial sector, he has served as Deputy chief engineer of the Shanghai Securities Trading, responsible for building a new generation of trading systems, he is the national "thousand people Plan" experts, the vice president of European and American students In the Chen Zhongsu body, can always feel the Taiwanese people unique dare to break the spirit. Today, he is engaged in distance education, the first time "cloud computing" model into online education.

Chen Zhongsu admits that in the SSE of 10, he deeply felt the inefficiency of China's IT industry, determined to create a career, using an efficient computing model. As early as 2007, Chen Zhongsu set the general direction of cloud computing for his career. Some people say that China's online education has never really started, Chen Zhongsu also said that there are many problems in our network education, but because there are problems, there is room to play.

Chen Zhongsu said that the biggest obstacle to the development of network education in China is that the cost is too high, the school education funds are limited, the network education investment is high, the quality is difficult to guarantee, so many online education do not end later. On the other hand, some colleges and universities are also afraid of networking, the realization of network education, a large number of teachers are facing the threat of losing their jobs, the government should also consider the placement of these teachers, which have different interest groups game process.

"China's network education pilot can be said to be a failure, but not because of failure to stop moving forward." "Chen Zhongsu said:" China's large population, traditional education is inefficient, if the traditional education model is difficult to meet the current educational needs, networking is necessary to go the road. ”

In 2012, he was selected for the national "thousand-person plan", to some extent, representing his "cloud computing" education model was recognized by the state. For the big national talent policy, Chen Zhongsu says no matter how flattering it can be. "Thousands of people plan to change some of the fate of the returnees, with any high evaluation of the AH." I am particularly optimistic about the young people plan, they will certainly be better than our group in the future, they get support earlier. "Chen Zhongsu said.

What kind of web-based education will be created by the Panorama team led by Chen Zhongsu? What changes will the introduction of cloud computing bring to online education? What are the difficulties of the returnees? Recently, the national "thousand people plan" expert Chen Zhongsu received an interview with Xinhua news reporter.

What is the advantage of network education relative to traditional education?

The biggest advantage of network education is cost savings. For many colleges, junior senior students a lot of time is not in the classroom, if they give their senior three years to use online education, will release teachers, classrooms and other hardware, schools can use these resources to expand enrollment scale; In addition, the network education is especially suitable for the chain of training, chain stores because of a wide range of staff, Not suitable for centralized training, and staff mobility is very large, many less than three months, but the new recruit to come and have to carry out training, if the implementation of face-to-face, teachers and classrooms are difficult to arrange over, with the network education system can greatly reduce the cost, while ensuring the effect. The government policy publicizing and the profession Association's continuing education and so on numerous, the student coverage national and the regional training such as the civil Servant examination, the CPA continuing education, the production safety and so on also very needs the network technology to carry on the training. The second major advantage of web-based education is that learners can flexibly control the time and place of study. Many people do not have time to study full-time, but do not want to take in-service education diploma, they are the network education market important consumers.

You are the first time in the country to introduce cloud computing in the field of online education experts, cloud computing technology can bring online education how to change?

Cloud computing brings the greatest benefits to online education. We first want to understand the concept of cloud computing, cloud computing is the use of computer resources to change the pattern, to centralize the use of decentralized resources. If we do not adopt the cloud computing model, each for an organization to build a network education platform, will be the purchase of servers, network bandwidth, purchase software, to find someone to maintain, so much investment. In fact, we buy a computer is not 24 hours are used, if the computer server in the cloud, I do not use when someone else is used, is equal to other people to share resources, so just according to my use amount also pay.

Now the IT industry openings is "cloud computing", what do you think of this phenomenon?

I was in 2007 to lock in the cloud computing business direction, at that time, no one in China to mention the concept of cloud computing. Now the market is really "cloud" false "cloud" is a mixed bag, many companies want to be in the cloud computing industry, may be for identity symbol. False cloud cost pressure, the price is not competitive in front of the real cloud, so the company will only walk into a dead end.

Can the development of online education replace traditional education to a certain extent? How to adjust the contradiction between the two?

Network education is the inevitable trend of development, but it can not replace the traditional education, but only as an educational aid or a part of the substitution role. The traditional education's emotion exchange, the brainstorming, the person's initiative is the network irreplaceable. In the course of traditional education turning to network education, teacher orientation will change. In the network education, the teacher is only the curriculum instructor, does not direct the instruction, but the teacher must participate in the curriculum development, is more like a curriculum researcher.

You work on Wall Street in the United States is also the wind, finally why chose to return home?

I am very optimistic about China's future development, mainly based on the judgment of China's future. In the 70 and 80 of the last century, a group of Taiwanese students in the United States returned to Taiwan without a job, catching up to the top of the big boss in the economic take-off. In addition, I spent 20 years in the United States, feeling all familiar with the hope of finding new points also triggered the creation of passion. Everyone has different personalities, I don't want to be complacent. The United States market is relatively stable, the market potential is not big domestic.

You have been engaged in financial related work, how do you think of the education industry?

The most important thing is to find the market, in a relatively mature market is difficult to big. The domestic network education is now a mess, just because the mess has the opportunity to do well. The significance of network education is to reduce the cost of education and improve the efficiency of education. China has a large population and the traditional education resources are too big to achieve the overall quality of the population to improve, network education is the way to go.

What is the biggest resistance to starting a business in China?

The current difficult pressure, the company is currently making products, to be in tune with the market, too fast or too slow; In addition, China's market is not obvious, government procurement, cloud services procurement has not been included in the enterprise and government procurement system, procurement planning or the old, the process of the old, and some organizations rely on good business, this relatively tired.

What do you think of the country's talent policy in 2012 when you were selected for the national "thousand people plan"?

Thousands of people plan to change some of the fate of the returnees, with any high evaluation of the AH. I am particularly optimistic about the young people plan, they will certainly be better than our group in the future, they get support earlier.

(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)