Virtual Learning and Legal Education Emerging Trends, Adaptability, and Effectiveness

Abstract

Virtual learning has made learning interesting and appealing. Legal education is not shielded from this wave of revolution. Online courses and hybrid courses have become popular among students. Virtual learning has benefited students in many ways. It has made learning flexible, cheaper, and more affordable. Learning, today, is possible from the convenience of home; it has become accessible by one and all, spreading across population, overcoming barriers of age and gender. Acknowledging the impact that technology has cast on legal education, through this chapter an attempt has been made to discuss the various avenues of virtual learning in relation to legal education. The chapter shall discuss the meaning and definition of virtual learning, the benefits that have accrued to the legal education sector due to the induction of technology, the various emerging trends in virtual learning, and how they have been included into the teaching pedagogy, as well as the future prospects of virtual learning in imparting of legal education.