Modern Social Science Research

Under the strategic backdrop of educational digitization, the integration of online course development and ideological and political education is a key measure to fulfill the fundamental task of fostering virtue and cultivating talents, as well as to nurture high-quality technical and skilled professionals who excel in both ethics and expertise. Higher vocational education possesses dual attributes of professionalism and educative purpose. The teaching of online courses must transcend the formalism and fragmentation inherent in traditional ideological and political integration. By aligning with the cognitive characteristics of vocational students, disciplinary features, and the digital advantages of online teaching, an integrated pathway should be constructed, encompassing content fusion, model innovation, diversified evaluation, and teacher support. Based on the current development of online teaching in higher vocational education, this paper analyzes the practical challenges in ideological integration and explores targeted innovative pathways to enhance the quality and effectiveness of ideological and political education in online courses.

Digital transformation; Higher vocational education; Online courses; Ideological and political education integration; Innovative pathways