Potential Pros for e-Learning:

• Students and teachers spend less time commuting to class
• Students and teachers have less travel costs
• Students can maintain a job while they take courses
• Students can learn when they need it (Just-In-Time)
• Learning options are not constrained by geographic location
• Pace of learning can be individualised
• Can be more effective for some learners (shy, reflective, language challenged, those needing  more time)
• Can offer more student to student interaction
• Can be more focused on the learner and less on the teacher
• Instruction can be more customized and flexible
• Side benefits of learning new technologies and technical skills

Potential Cons against e-Learning:

• Teachers need to learn to be effective online teachers
• More time consuming for teachers to provide individualized feedback 
• Equipment needs of students and learning providers
• Technical training and support of learners and teachers
• Lack of face to face interaction
• Equity of access to learners of all backgrounds and parts of society
• Requires new skills and responsibilities from learners
• Does not provide many social aspects of a campus or traditional classroom
  

When you might use e-Learning…

You might consider using e-Learning if:

• you have courses which might be of interest to people in the workforce
• your organisation wants to use a wider range of teaching and learning approaches
• your organization wants to improve access to education and training for a particular group or location
• you want to give students options to progress at their own pace

e-Learning may not be appropriate when:

• teachers and students do not have the technology skills needed to participate effectively
• the organisation is unable to provide technical or learning support for teachers and staff
• face-to face interaction is an essential element of learning