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Instructional software is a kind of software program or system, which reflects the teaching strategy according to the teaching objectives and teaching contents for the purpose on promoting teaching and learning by both computer technology and network technology. Firstly, the concept of instructional software, features and functions are introduced in the article. Secondly, making a detailed description on the current types of instructional software features for total eleven types, and discussing on main points on designing of instructional software for each type fully. Finally, an initial expectation on researches on directions of instructional software designing is given, which from three aspects on designing of teaching platform for SPOC(Small Private Online Course), designing of mobile learning resources, and the intelligence on designing of instructional software in the future.

As the derivation and innovation of MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), the development of SPOC (Small Private Online Course) platform which is based on MOOC idea can be better applied to the blended teaching of various courses in local universities in post-MOOC era. Based on the analysis of the current application of SPOC platform, from the view of technology in implementation, we explore the key technologies of identification on face recognition based on emotion calculation,course creating, editing and sharing, analysis of online learning behaviour and exercising or examining on subjective items for developing of a SPOC platform. Finally, further researches on how to construct on the targeted and distinctive mobile learning resources and smart education mode which is based on SPOC, how to provide formative assessment data and consciousness assessment data for learners accurately and function of data statistics and motivational observation that could be completed by teachers, how to cut some non-essential auxiliary functions of an existed MOOC platform for a certain local user group to form a flexible and usable SPOC platform with good expansibility are expected in the paper.