The land of Arabia has a long tradition of the pursuit of teaching and learning throughout life that dates back at least to the birth of Islam and probably well before that. There are many passages in the Noble Quran that exhort Man to keep learning and teaching as well as the many sayings from the Prophet (PBUH). The early scholars certainly follow lifelong learning and teaching very closely: thus, we have the collectors of the sayings of the prophet who spend their whole life seeking and verifying and teaching from the sayings.

Although e-Learning in Saudi Arabian universities is still relatively new,
many universities are making great strides in implementing good infrastructure and using elearning
to extendthe reach of education beyond conventional limits. These universities,
being pioneers, are learning from the practices of others and adopting these to suit their
situations with varying results. In order to better understand the status of e-learning
practice in Saudi Arabia,a comprehensive survey was conducted in early 2010 at several