The constant evolution of the environment denotes a need for the educational system to keep in tune with these changes. There is thus an imperative need for Educators and Learners to adapt to these changes namely the :

• Changing nature of education
• Increasing demand
• Need for increasing flexibility
• Increased expectations 

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Changing nature of education
The amount of new knowledge generated in the last 30 years combined is greater than that generated during past centuries. This rapid growth results in the need for more people to keep up with the new technology. People need to be retrained more frequently to receive more advanced training in specific areas. The education and training facilities must maintain in contact with current technology to adapt these changes. On top of that, working and learning are no longer mutually exclusive activities. New approaches, both Web-based and not, offer characteristics that better facilitate these new changes.

Increasing demand
Both the education and training sectors are facing an increase in the number of people needing and wanting to further and upgrade their education. One of the driving forces behind this is the increasing rate of change in the work environment and the increasing awareness that most workers require some form of retraining.

Need for increasing flexibility
Among the increasing population of learners is a significant population of mature learners who can only do part-time programmes while working and supporting a family. These learners must therefore be able to study wherever and whenever they require.

Increased expectations 
For most learners today, education represents a considerable investment in time and money. Like most consumers, learners are now demanding services equivalent to the costs invested.