Daljeet Singh Bawa & Aparna Marwah work with Bharati Vidyapeeth University Institute of Management & Research, A-4, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi – 110063.

In a world on the move, the need for technology in any of its form is desired every minute of every day. For any type of technology to stay in vogue, real-time information is to be delivered to the applicants; otherwise, it is doomed to fall. The process of updating information and delivering it to the applicants needs education—with no doubt. But it seems that education is also employing technology to upgrade itself. Electronic learning, known as e-learning is becoming popular day in day out. It is removing the constraints of time and location for instructors as well as learners. This paper studies e-learning in its broad sense. The vast movement towards e-learning is clearly motivated by the many benefits it offers but computer based instruction ( even if it is self – regulated ) can never eliminate human instructors and other forms of educational delivery. So e-learning is not without critics; e.g. Light and Colbourn (1997) point out that “learners frequently stated they do not wish technological solutions to replace face to face teaching”. Thus, an absolutely positive look at e-learning as a substitution for traditional classroom would be harmful to the body of education in a way or another. (more…)