Virtual learning Environment

Virtual learning Environment
Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)  is a platform with the aim of supporting learning and teaching activities across the internet. A virtual learning environment (VLE)  allows online interactions of various kinds to take place between tutors and learners making use of computer and internet . A VLE is an education system based on web that models the real world education with virtual classes test etc.. A VLE will normally work over the Internet and provide a collection of tools such as those for assessment (particularly of types that can be marked automatically, such as multiple choice), communication, uploading of content, return of students' work, peer assessment, administration of student groups, collecting and organizing student grades, questionnaires, tracking tools, etc. New features in these systems include wikis, blogs,and 3D virtual learning spaces. It is originally created for distance education, VLEs are now most often used to supplement traditional face to face classroom activities, commonly known as Blended Learning. In India still VLE is not popular, there are only few colleges which provide VLE.
Features of VLE
  • ·        A VLE is a social space .
·        The VLE should provide students with access to a learning environment (not just a collection of resources!) where they can ask questions, explore resources and ideas
·        The VLE provide students with access to the learning environment from any location, at any time, through a range of possible devices
·        To make learning enjoyable and pressure free.
·        To provide education to physically disabled students and students