The Innovative Development of Chinese Vocational Education from the Perspective of the Metaverse
Xiaoqing He · Journal of Education and Educational Research · 2022
The metaverse is an online digital space parallel to the real world, and a ternary-world digital society in which people participate in the virtual reality as a digital identity. It is characterized by immersion, interaction, co-construction and civilization. The metaverse has a broad future to apply to education. The educational metaverse has such characteristics as the deep integration of virtuality and reality, the comprehensive cooperation between students and technology, and the comprehensive connection between schools and society. With the rapid development of various intelligent technologies and the Internet, it provides a strong support for the modernization of vocational education. The educational metaverse constructs rich and realistic scenes similar to the real world, which can provide diverse educational resources, personalized teaching methods, intelligent evaluation methods, and integrated cooperation platforms. It will enhance the adaptability of China's vocational education and improve the cultivation of technical and skilled talents.