Live class

Live Class is a general term used to refer to computer-enhanced learning. It is different from traditional elearning. It is developed with growth of broadband Internet.
Live Class enables students to use virtual classroom equipped with real-time collaboration tools like live chat, audio and video communication, white board and content (.pdf, .swf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, and .pps) sharing.

Live Class is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches in education that involve joint intellectual effort by students or students and teachers. Teachers can offer class at anywhere and students also can join class at anywhere.
Live class needs to be operated on broadband Internet. So it is new e-learning method after hi-speed Internet was widely used on 2004.
The latest live class is already offered through 3G mobile phone. Students can join class and ask questions to their teachers even while driving or shopping. Live class generally is offered 24/7. Students can join their own class anytime. Generally for one kind of course, there are 4 teachers waiting in online classroom, one teacher can work and teacher 6 hours. Whenever students enter classroom, always a teacher is waiting in the classroom and the class can start at once. It is very convenience for students.
Live class is widely used in the field of foreign language learning, such as English language (Education First), Chinese language (Chinese World) and Japanese language (Japonin).

Live Class has taken on many forms:

* Only through computer and hi-speed Internet

* Only through 3G mobile phone and network

* Combination of online class and classroom training

* Combination of online class and mobile class

Features
* Students can join class anytime and anywhere
* Live Class has audio and video functions. Students and teachers can see and talk with each other just like face to face in a traditional classroom.
* Live Class has white board, presentation sharing and the other collaboration tools.
* Teachers can leave and check homework of text and video.
* Supervisor of schools and universities can monitor every class from Admin Zone.

Market
The worldwide e-learning industry is estimated to be worth over 38 billion euros according to conservative estimates, although in the European Union only about 20% of e-learning products are produced within the common market. Developments in Internet and technologies are the basic enabler of e-learning, with content, technologies and services being identified as the three key sectors of the e-learning industry.
Live class is different from traditional distance education. Live class can be combined into classroom training. Example: in a Chinese language class of an American public school language lab, students can practice conversation around current topic with volunteers in China through Internet. The live practice is only a part of classroom training. China has a huge amount of population, so everyday there are more 10 thousand of volunteers waiting on the Internet to serve for overseas Chinese language learners according to report of China Education Ministry.

Technology
Many technologies can be, and are, used in Live Class, including:
* collaborative software
* e-mail
* blogs
* wiki
* text chat
* computer aided assessment
* educational animation
* simulations
* games
* learning management software
* electronic voting systems
* virtual classrooms]

Most eLearning situations use combinations of the above techniques.

Proprietary
* WebCT
* WebEx

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