Scientific progress in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in recent years has paved way to the emergence of several customized web-based platforms which has already made the world as a ‘global village’. This article enlists such popular web-based platforms and brief the important features of four such widely used web-based platforms, especially for virtual learning environment. The article intends to create awareness on how best the existing web-based platforms can be used for virtual learningduring crisis period like the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic.
Lloyd Chrispin C*
Department of Fisheries Extension, Economics and Statistics, Dr. M.G.R Fisheries College and Research Institute, Ponneri (601 204), Tamil Nadu Dr. J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Tamil Nadu, India
Agnes Daney Angela S
Jayaraman R
Jotheeswaran V V
Institute of Fisheries Biotechnology, Vaniyanchavadi (603103), Tamil Nadu Dr. J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Tamil Nadu, India
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