As we know, the information communication technology is making it possible to accelerate the relevance, quality and reach of education. Through the help of technical facilities a desirable vocational and professional education can also be provided.

In recent years developments in e-learning in the world show that more and more higher education institution, including colleges, universities and professional training centers will adapt ICT technology in education and training.

For lifelong learning it is true that modern technology is the only solution towards removing these hurdles of stratification. The factors that influence the access of e-learning, only partly relate to the instructional design that is applied in developing e-learning programs.

The main purposes of this paper are analyses the advantages and disadvantages, challenges and issues about distance education.