Education metaverse is a new form of future education under the development of metaverse technology. The application of metaverse in the education industry is gradually carried out from 2022.The industry generally believes that the arrival of the metaverse will reshape the future of education, and even call 2022 the first year of the education metaverse. This research intends to study the origin, current situation and development ,key technologies of the metaverse, explore the current focus, potential applications and future directions of the education metaverse, analyze the application scenarios of the education metaverse, and explore the opportunities and challenges of the development of smart education in colleges and universities in the metaverse era, so as to promote the application of technology and teaching innovation in the education metaverse.

Zhang Yanqiu, Shen Yinghua, Hao Rongxia, Zhou Xiaoping, Shao Jiangang, Wang Jinmin. The Development and Application of the Metaverse in Smart Education in Chinese Universities. Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 6: 151-157. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.070623.

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