TY - JOUR T1 - Review of usage, advantages and disadvantages :electronic education in medical education TT - مروری بر کاربرد، مزایا و معایب آموزش الکترونیک در علوم پزشکی JF - ndhj JO - ndhj VL - 1 IS - 1 UR - http://ndhj.lums.ac.ir/article-1-25-en.html Y1 - 2010 SP - 39 EP - 44 KW - Advantages KW - Disadvantages KW - Electronic education KW - Usage KW - Medical education N2 - Background & Objectives: Increasingly accessibility to appropriate software and hard ware in electronic education specially development of world –wide web , has opened new horizon for educational institutions .It seems really necessary ,the usage of these possibilities for education to help development of educational quality via learner – based methods, continueous and active learning ,interaction in learning and multimedia dimension . Materials and Methods: This article is a review article has been done through searching in library references and valid web sites. Results: Learning purposes in Iran is compromised : educational ,cultural ,social ,researching ,economical and scientific objects. Due to flexibility of this type of education , it is more practical and effective for persons and students can’t be present in formal educational sessions due to different personal causes like participation in clinical course. one of the most important groups of these students with different and extended needs are medical students. in this educational way ,it is possible to control patients from remove distances. Conclusion: With regarding to many advantages that exist for this type of education like accessibility and no restrictions, it has got some drawbacks as well. The most significant disadvantages are ; no face to face relation and group communication . hope to solve this problems in the future trough different practical steps. M3 ER -