We live in a world that is overloaded with information and the electronic media has become an indispensable part of our everyday life. Nowadays, it is difficult to find a person who does not use electronic tools, especially with the arrival of the Internet and information technologies, it has become possible to provide new values to users or students, teachers and professors. E -learning is actually traditional learning which uses information technology – IT. Relative knowledge is transmitted through media which is adapted to the today’s needs. It increases the efficiency and effectiveness of knowledge transfer. People are increasingly using electronic media because of the speed and ease of accessing all the information they need, regardless of where they are, because electronic media is now available in offices, homes, hospitals, schools and leisure and vacation sites. One definition which describes e-learning says that it is ”...the use of multimedia and the Internet with the aim of improving the quality of learning – by providing access to remote sources and services and by facilitating collaboration and communication from a distance.” Electronic media includes audio-visual programs, electronic publication and radio programs. This work will briefly describe and explain the development and the emergence of the media, the secondary and primary school education, the concept of e-learning and the examples of some e-learning tools. Some questions will be put into focus such as: What is actually e-learning, when and why is it applied and used and what are the advantages and disadvantages of such learning?