With the ongoing advancement of information technology, we must adopt the proper mindset when addressing the opportunities and difficulties that political thought education in institutions of higher learning face in the current network environment, take full advantage of the network’s benefits, and take proactive steps to address the innovation of political thought education in institutions of higher education under the network environment. Based on the field of political thought education itself, this article studies the new characteristics of political thought education communication in institutions of higher learning under the network environment, analyses the problems and causes in the process of political thought education innovation in institutions of higher learning under the network environment, and explores a number of measures to improve the innovation level of political thought education under the network environment. This article describes the significance, traits, and internal connections between network media and the innovative development of political thought education in higher education institutions and proposes a cutting-edge course for the advancement of political thought education in higher education in the network era. In parallel, a system for early detection and evaluation of political thought education in higher education institutions is being built. The accuracy of this algorithm, according to experiments, can reach a high level of 95.31%, which is impressive. This study has served as a guide and a source of encouragement for institutions of higher learning to use network carriers to deliver political thought education.