The Developments and Problems of E-Learning News Article: Clark, Don “The Pros and Cons of E-Learning”. P. 2007Problem PresentationE-Learning is seeking to provide a more individualized, self-directed, and self-directed learning experience (Clark). A survey conducted by a sociology professor at CSU-Northridge showed that students in his virtual class performed 20% better than students in his traditional class (Clark). On the other hand, issues related to E-Learning include the fact that students may not be as motivated since, another survey found that only 66% of students involved in E-Learning earned credits with a passing grade for their lessons (Washington Post). E-learning promises to provide learning modalities for all auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners (Kruse). It also provides benefits that traditional classrooms can't offer, such as one-on-one attention and courses that local schools don't offer (Florida Today). Both the teacher and the student have relaxing environments in which they can work at their own pace, thus reducing stress and producing better results. Online courses can be offered anywhere the Internet is available, and e-learning usually costs less than traditional schools while still providing a similar education (Clark). However, there may be social impacts on the learner as e-learning offers very few opportunities for interaction (Obringer ). People also remember more when they are encouraged to interact in the activity and E-Learning sometimes contains boring slides with monotonous speech (Obringer). For these reasons, the dropout rate of online students is around 35%, while the average dropout rate of universities... in the middle of the paper...” FLORIDA TODAY. September 7, 2007. Associated Press. July 25, 2008.Kruse, Kevin “The Advantages and Disadvantages of E-Learning” E-Learningguru.com 2002-2004. Centrax 24 July 2008. Page 6 "Learn English with a qualified online tutor" (diagram 1), English4today.com, 2008 praxMatrix Ltd. 17 August 2008. Obringer, Lee Ann. "How e-learning works." HowStuffWorks.com. October 01, 2001. Howstuffworks Inc. July 12, 2008. “The History of E-Learning.” Lyon.chin.gc.ca. 2004. Government of Canada, July 24, 2008.Shapira, Ian. “The Strange World of E-School Teachers” WASHINGTON POST. July 25, 2008. The Washington Post Company. August 4th 2008