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CampusTours Inc. is a software services vendor and online directory with headquarters in Auburn, Maine, that is primarily known as a developer of virtual tours and interactive maps, and as the proprietor of CampusTours.com, a source for virtual college tours, and CampusMaps.com a source for campus maps.
An online column by Tom Creed called "The Virtual Companion" lists a number of course management systems including Web Course in a Box, WebCT, Nicenet, NetForum, and WebCT. Virtual-U, a course management system for universities, was developed at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in British Columbia, Canada.
A Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is a system specifically designed to facilitate the management of educational courses by teachers for their students. It predominantly relies on computer hardware and software, enabling distance learning. In North America, this concept is commonly denoted as a "Learning Management System" (LMS).
A virtual campus or e campus, refers to the online offerings of a college or university where college work is completed either partially or wholly online, often with the assistance of the teacher, professor, or teaching assistant. Many colleges and universities now offer such courses (or entire degree programs) either partially or wholly online.
A virtual tour is a simulation of an existing location, usually composed of a sequence of videos, still images or 360-degree images. It may also use other multimedia elements such as sound effects, music, narration, text and floor map. The phrase "virtual tour" is often used to describe a variety of videos and photographic-based media.
An online school (virtual school, e-school, or cyber-school) teaches students entirely or primarily online or through the Internet. Online education exists all around the world and is used for all levels of education (K-12 High school/secondary school, college, or graduate school). Virtual education is becoming increasingly used worldwide.
A virtual university (or online university) provides higher education programs through electronic media, typically the Internet. Some are bricks-and-mortar institutions that provide online learning as part of their extended university courses while others solely offer online courses.
The Virtual University of Pakistan (VU) (Jamia Majazi Pakistan) is a public university with its headquarters in Sir Syed Memorial Society Building, 19-Ataturk Avenue, G-5/1, Islamabad. [3] It mainly focuses on providing e-learning programs through utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools.