Education cloud refers to the migration of cloud computing in the field of education, and it is the infrastructure of future education informatization. The education cloud contains all the hardware computing resources necessary for educational informatization. After virtualization, these resources provide a good platform for educational institutions, educators and students. The role of this platform is to provide cloud services for the education field.

At present, the practical application of education cloud in the field of education is mainly the "three networks in one smart education cloud" platform developed and used by Asia Education Network according to the requirements of the "Quality Education Cloud Platform" of the National Twelfth Five-Year Plan.