| With the coming of the internet, communication | | | | and performance of the students and keep track |
| techniques have been modernized greatly and this | | | | of it from time to time. The virtual learning |
| has had a very positive impact on education. | | | | environment software functions on servers |
| Online learning, also referred to as e-learning is | | | | communicating information or even in web pages. |
| today a very prominent means of exchanging | | | | The VLE makes widespread use of the internet |
| knowledge and information for educating students. | | | | and computers and is very vital for the course |
| It has been revealed that in the united states of | | | | coordinator and aids considerably in providing the |
| America, a whopping amount of about 3.5 million | | | | course design to the interested students. There |
| students today subscribe to online learning | | | | are certain basic requisites of the virtual |
| programs. This has also facilitated the growth of | | | | environment software tool. It is more in the form |
| various online educational institutions which offer a | | | | of an online prospectus providing details regarding |
| variety of courses to the interested students and | | | | the various nuances of the course, its topics and |
| at the conclusion of the course, online degrees | | | | syllabus, the duration of the course, sessions, |
| are available. There are several software | | | | notice boards, help desks, student's registration |
| programs which have been devised specifically for | | | | facilities. A very important component of the |
| the purpose of aiding the imparting of information | | | | virtual learning environment is that it provides the |
| and encouraging education online. A very | | | | introductory study materials and also states an |
| significant software tool in this respect is known | | | | elaborate account on the course. In addition to |
| as the Virtual Learning Environment or VLE. The | | | | these, the virtual learning environment software |
| virtual learning environment software is a | | | | also undertakes the responsibility to notify the |
| prominent software and while it has been | | | | necessary links to important internet sites and |
| designed for use in case of online education, it is | | | | libraries which would be required by the student. It |
| also at times used in traditional classroom | | | | is also necessary to note that the virtual learning |
| environments. This software is extremely | | | | environment software must be efficient and |
| beneficial for the teachers and students alike as | | | | capable of handling more than one course so that |
| apart form aiding in tackling course management, | | | | it is possible for the students and tutors to make |
| it also allows the teachers to check the progress | | | | an easy transition from one course to another. |