Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Virtual Classroom : The Future of Distance Learning
Chapter 3 Virtual and Online Learning: A Teacher's Perspective
Chapter 4 Virtual Architecture and Effectiveness Real Learning
Chapter 5 Software Tools for a Virtual Classroom
Chapter 6 Collaborative Teaching in a Virtual Classroom
Chapter 7 Reasons for Taking Virtual Classroom Course
Chapter 8 The Role of Technology in the Classroom

A virtual classroom is an online teaching and learning environment where teachers and students can present course materials, engage and interact with other members of the virtual class, and work in groups together. The key distinction of a virtual classroom is that it takes place in a live, synchronous setting. Online course work can involve the viewing of pre-recorded, asynchronous material. but virtual classroom settings involve live interaction between instructors and participants. Virtual training and instruction has allowed students from different continents to learn simultaneously from a distinguished professor, as well as dispersed employees of a transnational company to participate together in training seminars. Because of this unprecedented flexibility it has provided for today's learning professionals, virtual training is undoubtedly here to stay-which means designers and facilitators need to learn to adapt their programs and delivery styles if they are going to be as effective virtually as they are in the physical classroom. Virtual pr online learning allows students to experience their education outside of a traditional classroom environment. Universities, including Drexel, organize courses using an online platform where students can access their courses, review content, communicate with professors and classmates and upload assignments. In most cases, virtual learning is self-paced, or asynchronous, allowing students to learn at a time that is convenient for them instead of a set day and time. This book reviews all aspects of interactive learning, investigates the history, status, and future trends of interactive learning, introduces emerging technologies for interactive learning, and analyzes interactive learning cases in various educational stages and learning situations.

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