The forms and contents of course assessment in higher vocational institutions differ from those of general education.

In term of undergraduate course assessment that aims at the improvement of undergraduate teaching quality, the author analyzed the present situation, relative problems and its influence on teaching practice.

Although a new stage has been reached with RTVU education, the system of "course assessment" is not correspondingly reformed and developed, leaving various defects.

In the open education teaching of tax courses in major of law, centered by students self-teaching, we applied a "four-wheel drive" teaching mode: resource construction, personal guidance, mass tutorship and course examination, which achieved great effect.

The major-course examination in higher vocational education plays a vital important role in the teaching process for its vocational characteristic.

Based on the actual work in the pilot program of talent-training model reform and open education, the article analyses the problems existing in the courses assessment in open education, and discusses on the basic principles of courses assessment reform and puts forward the essential train of thought about the reform of assessing courses.

Through the analysis and research of the status and the principles of course evaluation in the distance education of Shanxi TV University,this paper puts forward countermeasures to strengthen the course evaluation work of distance education,that is: insisting on the people-oriented scientific management of severe combined with kindness,and advancing step by step.