Online education builds strong connections between China, US

DALLAS, TEXAS - It may be challenging for Americans to teach Chinese students English online, but the experience of learning and sharing cultures with Chinese families is much more fulfilling.

This is the view shared by more than 300 teachers who gathered on Aug 9 in Dallas, Texas, in the United States, for VIPKID's second regional conference.

Founded in 2013, the Chinese online education company has hired about 60,000 native speakers in North America, mostly in the US, to teach English online mainly to children under 12. Teachers can publish schedules online based on their own time arrangements, and teach classes from wherever there is internet access.