Abstract This paper first constructs an Internet online learning path and regards the online learning resource learning path planning problem as a single-objective optimization problem transformed by multiple objectives while solving for the minimum values of four objective functions. A complete learning path is constructed by sorting from the smallest to the largest according to the values of the requested functions. Then the planning process and method of learning path are introduced, online learning resources are initialized by using MIFMM, and the MIFMM-PPA online learning path planning method is proposed. Then the teaching model of English reading on the Internet is elaborated, and its teaching objectives are clarified. Finally, the effects of the Internet teaching model on student achievement, student ability, and learning hope behavior are explored. In terms of student ability, there was a significant difference in students’ problem solving ability before and after the experiment (Sig=0.023, Sig<0.05), and there was a significant difference in students’ information literacy before and after the experiment (Sig=0.047, Sig<0.05). Regarding the changes in reading ability, 72% of the students were able to overcome shyness and anxiety in English learning, 20% of the students were able to overcome shyness and anxiety sometimes, and 8% were less able to overcome shyness and anxiety. Therefore, the Internet teaching mode significantly impacts the development of the English reading ability of college students.