Systems, methods and techniques for e-education on an interactive information platform

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program having code executable by an information processing apparatus, the computer program, when executed, causing the information processing apparatus to provide execution comprising:

• enabling a user to develop an electronic syllabus for a course, the electronic syllabus containing at least one executable software component generated based on an executable software component stored on an interactive information platform;
• providing an interactive virtual classroom to allow other users on the interactive information platform to participate in the course;
• enabling the user to teach the course in the interactive virtual classroom based on the developed electronic syllabus, wherein
• during the process of teaching the course, the at least one executable software component contained in the electronic syllabus is deployed to the interactive virtual classroom.

A system for providing courses on an interactive information platform, comprising:

• a processing system having at least one processor, the processing system configured to:
• enable a user to develop an electronic syllabus for a course, the electronic syllabus containing at least one executable software component generated based on an executable software component stored on the interactive information platform;
• provide an interactive virtual classroom to allow other users on the interactive information platform to participate in the course;
• enable the user to teach the course in the interactive virtual classroom based on the developed electronic syllabus, wherein
• during the process of teaching the course, the at least one executable software component contained in the electronic syllabus is deployed to the interactive virtual classroom.