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Contents --Introduction --Distance Learning --Distance Learning: Pros --Distance Learning: Cons --Evaluation --Bibliography Introduction This report aims to show if Distance electronic learning (e-learning) is a reliable educational method. Distance learning is not a new idea, educational institutions have been offering correspondence degrees for decades (Turban et al, 2002). In 1970, the birth of the British Open University was to be a catalyst in the new information society in education (Jarvis et al, 2001). Distance learning used to involve educational materials sent to the students in the post and require students on some courses to watch educational TV programmes in the early hours of the morning. In the past, education has predominantly been conducted face-to-face, but over the past decade, there has been an increase in courses taught at a ‘distance’. The World Wide Web (WWW) has revolutionised the way distance learning can be conducted. Shotsberger (2000) reported that though it took radio 38 years to reach 50 million users and TV took 30 years, the World Wide Web hit that usage mark in a mere 4 years. Distance learning is now often electronic with educational material accessed on the web, e-mail and