Create an online course in minutes using OpenLearning! Write About - Online classrooms for FREE?! A Review of Free Online Learning Management Systems (LMS) September 2003 — Volume 7, Number 2 Introduction Online courses are moving into the mainstream and, as with all technology-driven teaching tools, the software commonly used to deliver online courses can be prohibitively expensive.
Classes take place online through the use of software packages that have special classroom features such as discussion forums [Editor’s note: A TESL-EJ review of free online discussion forums, can be found here], calendars, “chat rooms” where participants can communicate in real time with each other, and quiz and polling capabilities. Files such as word processing documents, sound files, pictures, and videos can be uploaded to the virtual classroom for viewing by students.