The invention discloses an automatic mode switching system and an automatic mode switching method for a multifunctional video classroom. Various video resources such as audio and video recorded by standardized electronic examination rooms, security video monitoring in a campus, classroom records and video conferences can be fused to form an integrated streaming media resource system. Meanwhile, system mode switching service can be provided for a user terminal, different system modes can be switched according to time and actual requirements, so that a big video resource pool is formed; different types of streaming media information is provided according to requirements of different time, different scenes and different functions, so that the reusability of front-end equipment is greatly improved, one machine has multiple purposes, the cost is reduced, and the working efficiency of users is improved. Moreover, the system can provide rich external interfaces, can meet specific service applications of different user terminals through customized development, is really close to the campus and the users, and meets education and teaching requirements of education integration and multifunctional fusion applications.