2020年新冠肺炎疫情极大催生了上海在线教育市场规模的加速扩张，这对数量众多、类型多元的在线教育机构来说，是机遇也是考验，对其质量和标准均提出了更高要求。作为联合国教科文组织全球学习城市网络（UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities），上海建立了一套相对完善的在线和开放式教育系统，涵盖不同年龄、阶段的教育内容。以掌门教育、松鼠AI等为代表的在线教育类头部企业，积极满足疫情防控形势下城市对教育的海量及专业化需求。作为直辖市，上海是中国的国际经济、金融、贸易、航运、科技创新中心，同样也是全国教育高地，拥有国家多项且完备的政策支持引导，尤其是近来上海对于教育新基建的打造，为在线教育的发展壮大提供了政策、市场和技术等方面的支持。然而，现阶段，上海在线教育依然面临着政校企协同性不足、制度壁垒尚未突破、人才资源竞争激烈等挑战，未来需要以开放型、高质量、个性化、生态化为目标，全力打造高度公平、注重效果、终身学习的在线教育高地。
The COVID-19 epidemic in 2020 has greatly increased the acceleration of Shanghai’s online education industry market growth and expansion. For the current large number and diverse types of online education institutions （firms），it is an opportunity to improve quality and enhance standards. As one of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities，Shanghai has established a relatively complete online and open education system that covers different ages and stages. Leading online education companies represented by Master Education，Squirrel AI，etc.，are undertaking the massive and specialized needs of cities for education under the epidemic prevention and control situation. As China’s international economic，financial，trade，shipping，and technological innovation center，Shanghai’s online education is accredited to the convenience in policy，market，and technology. However，at this stage，Shanghai online education is still facing challenges such as insufficient coordination between government，school and enterprise，system barriers that have not been broken，and fierce competition for human resources. In the future，aiming at openness，high quality，individualization，and ecologicalization，Shanghai will strive to create an online education highland that is friendly for highly fair，effective，and lifelong learning.
