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Notes devices such as mobile, computer, Wi-Fi system etc. cause diseases like cancer. How far it is justifi ed
to promote the entire education system in virtual lab.
8. It is completely impossible to arrange this type of education in more populated countries like
India having less resources and where there is lack of fundamental services in villages or remote
areas.
It is clear from the above description of limitation of virtual system that there are many weaknesses in
virtual laboratory system besides its qualities due to which it is not possible to introduce them. But this

is a new dimension in the education sector in order to fulfill the requirement due to the problems such
as needs of time, distances and lack of teachers due to which it is possible to conduct multi way course
and it can be used as an alternative way.

Self-Assessment

2. Multiple Choice Questions:
(i) What is the contribution of modern era?
(a) Computer (b) Radio (c) Telephone (d) Watch
(ii) What age is the present age?
(a) Iron (b) Copper (c) Computer (d) Gold
(iii) Which education is establishing its dimenstions in the today’s computer age?
(a) Concurrent (b) Distance (c) Technology (d) Commercial

24.7 Summary

• Teaching practice has changed during the last century. It has been argued that the classical teaching
is not subjected to timeless and technological change.

• During last 20 years, a dramatic change has occurred in the equipments of teaching and learning
while there is no change in the methods of learning.

• Web 2.0 technology is designed to create web sites and application with the purpose of online
information or material. Information can be transmitted online through this technology.
• 2.0 Website is different from others websites. It does not require any skill to participate in the
designing or publishing of any web, it is mainly created to be desinged and published by people
and to establish conversation among the world.

• Computer is an important contribution of modern era. The current era is the era of computer. It is
more widespread. The use of computers has made human life more intense and pure.
• Virtual Laboratories System refers to such class in which educational circumstances are organized
by using modern computer and communication or other resources such as internet, online chatting,
world wide web, cd rom and dvd, mobile etc.
• In today’s computer era, distance education is establishing it new dimension at one side while on
the other side, technologies that are running it smoothly are making their place in the education
system.
• If virtual class has many advantages in terms of requirements and conveniece of modern age then
it also has many limitations in terms of objective traditional class.

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