VIRTUAL CLASSROOM: LEARNING BEYOND THE FOUR WALLS

A virtual classroom is an online teaching environment. The environment can be web based accessed through a portal or software-based and requires a downloadable execrable file. Just like in a real world classroom, a student in a virtual classroom participates in synchronous instruction, which means that the teacher and student are logged into the virtual teaching environment at the same time. Just as the term ‘virtual means a simulation of the real thing, a virtual classroom is a simulated classroom via Internet, which provides a convenient communication environment for distance learners just like traditional face/to/face classroom. A virtual classroom allows teachers to attend a classroom from anywhere in the world and aims to provide a teaching experience that is similar to a real classroom.