Are the online classes synchronous? Do I need to be online during class hours?

When the UP Open University (UPOU) adopted online learning as mode to deliver its courses in 2007, it developed a website where students can access their courses and student support services as well as receive important notifications from the university, known as MyPortal. It is an open source learning management system powered by Moodle. 

All the interactions between and among teachers and students take place in MyPortal. Each online course (or subject) has its own virtual classroom or what we in UPOU call the "course site."

Classes or interactions in the UPOU MyPortal are mostly asynchronous. Synchronous or real-time meetings, if any, are usually announced by the faculty-in-charge beforehand.