Introduction According to Reed & Woodruff (1995) mankind has not been sleeping since his creation as he seeks to make his life better and enjoyable; throughout that desire, computer came into limelight. From then hence forth we have experienced rapid innovations in information technology resulting to development of Web, internet which have impacted on our daily way of life and the entire society. Following this a number of studies have proved beyond any reasonable doubt that advancement in technology has seen to it that the way several issues and aspect in human life from economic, social, environmental and political are handled has tremendously changed over the years. The rise of globalization mostly characterized by free movement of people, capital, goods and services has made the world a global village (Roberts, 2004). One notable aspect where innovation is evident is in education sector (Allen, 2003). E-learning came to light thanks to advancement in technology that sow to it that personal computers, CDs, Web, internet. Several organization in government and out of government have employed in various degree of success e-learning to impart new skills and knowledge to their workforce and make other relevant stakeholders aware of what transpires within the organization. According to Bannan-Ritland (2002) it is worth noting that the incorporation of such technological innovation in education was necessitated by the desire to counter the effect of geographic distance that hinder knowledge acquisition, provide convenience, beat the problem of inadequacy of resources, cut down on traffic jam in educational institution, and augment traditional teaching methods among others (Coventry, 2002). Distance learning and e-Learning Distance learning also known as e-learning or on-line learning refers to a system of imparting knowledge through teaching in which technology are used in most cases the student being physically absent from classrooms as well as virtually interacting with the instructors, tutors and teachers (Warschauer, 1997). Generally speaking distance learning provides access to learning in situations where the source of information and the recipient usually the student are estranged by time, distance or both. Historically, the concept is assumed to date back in 1728 when an advertisement run in Boston Gazette that a shorthand teacher was looking for student to take the lesson on a weekly basis. Postal services were the tool used to carry out the initiative throughout the 19 th century. The University of London believes it was the first university to offer distance learning course (Garrison, 1990). In United States, a concept of extended training was developed by university of Chicago first president which was later put into action by university of Columbia. In 911, the University of Queensland followed suit (Meredith, 2002). It is worth noting that since then, uncountable institutions of higher learning have incorporated the concept into their system. According to Sloan consortium (2006) slightly above 95% of large institutions of higher learning offers online degrees or courses. Surprisingly, as at 2005 close to 3.5 million United States of America students were enro0lled in at least one on-line course. Currently, numerous public, private, profit and not for profit organizations have embraced e-learning throughout all levels of education. The sharp increase in rate