There are several positive reasons for supporting distance learning. DL is not just taking courses on the Internet, but there are several other ways to demonstrate it. Communication is the greatest asset. Students can locate information quickly for class projects. Email and Internet pages are a fast way to communicate between groups. Teachers gain greater access to learning materials to use with students. Teachers and students can take courses online. This is good for home bound students. The interaction between teachers and students increase through distance learning.

Some of the current issues are digital divide, development and socialization, and the impact of DL on quality of education. Children that come from low income homes do not always have the access to Internet or other resources. This creates a gap in technological knowledge between middle to high income children and our low income children. Children may spent too much time on the computer and not enough time building relationships and gaining social skills. Again the there is the issue of computers and distance learning replacing traditional forms of education.