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A virtual university provides higher education programs through electronic media, typically the Internet. [1]

44 relations: African Virtual University, Allama Iqbal Open University, Audiovisual, Autonomous university, BBC, Blackboard Inc., Brick and mortar, Bulgarian Virtual University, Canadian Virtual University, Distance education, Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth, Educational accreditation, Educational assessment, Educational technology, Educause, Harold Wilson, Higher education, Hypertext, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Information and communications technology, Internet, Labour Party (UK), Multimedia, National University (California), New York University Tandon School of Engineering, NYU Tandon Online, Online degree, Open Universities Australia, Open University, Open University of Catalonia, Personal computer, Setanta College, Syrian Virtual University, Teleconference, United Kingdom, Universidade Aberta, University of Phoenix, University of the People, Virtual Global University, Virtual learning environment, Virtual memory, Virtual school, Virtual University of Pakistan, WebCT.

African Virtual University

The African Virtual University (AVU) is an pan-African effort to create an open and affordable distance learning institution to serve the African continent.

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Allama Iqbal Open University

Allama Iqbal Open University (جامعہ علامہ اقبال) or AIOU is a public research university in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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Audiovisual

Audiovisual (AV) means possessing both a sound and a visual component, such as slide-tape presentations, films, television programs, church services and live theater productions.

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Autonomous university

Autonomous university typically refers to a university which exercises independent control over its day-to-day operations and curriculum.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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Blackboard Inc.

Blackboard Inc. is an educational technology company with corporate headquarters in Washington, D.C..

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Brick and mortar

Brick and mortar (also bricks and mortar or B&M) refers to a physical presence of an organization or business in a building or other structure.

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Bulgarian Virtual University

The Bulgarian Virtual University (BVU) is a partnership of Bulgarian universities collaborating in the development of distance and online education.

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Canadian Virtual University

The Canadian Virtual University-Université virtuelle canadienne (CVU-UVC) is a consortium of Canadian universities that collectively offer 2500 courses and over 300 complete degrees, diplomas, and certificates online and through distance education.

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Distance education

Distance education or long-distance learning is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school.

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Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth

Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth (DV) is an "Educational Trust" registered under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860 and under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.

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Educational accreditation

Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met.

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Educational assessment

Educational assessment is the systematic process of documenting and using empirical data on the knowledge, skill, attitudes, and beliefs to refine programs and improve student learning.

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Educational technology

Educational technology is "the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources".

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Educause

Educause is a nonprofit association in the United States whose mission is "to advance higher education through the use of information technology".

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Harold Wilson

James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British Labour politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1976.

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Higher education

Higher education (also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education) is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education.

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Hypertext

Hypertext is text displayed on a computer display or other electronic devices with references (hyperlinks) to other text that the reader can immediately access, or where text can be revealed progressively at multiple levels of detail (also called StretchText).

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Indira Gandhi National Open University

Indira Gandhi National Open University known as IGNOU, is a distance learning national university located at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India.

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Information and communications technology

Information and communication technology (ICT) is another/extensional term for information technology (IT) which stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals), computers as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audio-visual systems, which enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information.

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Internet

The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Multimedia

Multimedia is content that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, video and interactive content.

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National University (California)

National University (NU) is a private, nonprofit institution of higher education in California.

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New York University Tandon School of Engineering

The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (commonly referred to as Tandon) is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University.

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NYU Tandon Online

NYU Tandon Online, formerly known as NYU-ePoly, is the online learning department for higher education at New York University Tandon School of Engineering.

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Online degree

An online degree is an academic degree (usually a college degree, but sometimes the term includes high school diplomas and non-degree certificate programs) that can be earned primarily or entirely through the use of an Internet-connected computer, rather than attending college in a traditional campus setting.

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Open Universities Australia

Open Universities Australia (OUA) is an online higher education organisation based in Australia.

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Open University

The Open University (OU) is a public distance learning and research university, and one of the biggest universities in the UK for undergraduate education.

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Open University of Catalonia

The Open University of Catalonia (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC) is an Internet-centered open university based in Barcelona, Spain.

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Personal computer

A personal computer (PC) is a multi-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and price make it feasible for individual use.

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Setanta College

Setanta College is a distance learning college, with a focus on sports courses.

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Syrian Virtual University

The Syrian Virtual University (الجامعة الإفتراضيّة السوريّة) is a Syrian educational institution established by the Syrian Ministry of Higher Education.

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Teleconference

A teleconference or teleseminar is the live exchange and mass articulation of information among several persons and machines remote from one another but linked by a telecommunications system.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Universidade Aberta

Universidade Aberta (UAb) is a public distance education university in Portugal.

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University of Phoenix

The University of Phoenix (UOPX) is a private for-profit college, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.

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University of the People

University of the People (UoPeople) is an American non-profit distance learning institution of higher education that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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Virtual Global University

The Virtual Global University (VGU) is a virtual university offering online distance education or virtual education on the Internet.

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Virtual learning environment

A virtual learning environment (VLE) in educational technology is a Web-based platform for the digital aspects of courses of study, usually within educational institutions.

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Virtual memory

In computing, virtual memory (also virtual storage) is a memory management technique that provides an "idealized abstraction of the storage resources that are actually available on a given machine" which "creates the illusion to users of a very large (main) memory." The computer's operating system, using a combination of hardware and software, maps memory addresses used by a program, called virtual addresses, into physical addresses in computer memory.

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Virtual school

An online school (virtual school or e-school or cyber-school) teaches students entirely or primarily online or through the internet.

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Virtual University of Pakistan

Virtual University of Pakistan (جامعہ مجازی پاکستان), is a public university located in urban area of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

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WebCT

WebCT (Course Tools) or Blackboard Learning System, now owned by Blackboard, is an online proprietary virtual learning environment system that is licensed to colleges and other institutions and used in many campuses for e-learning.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_university

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