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Future Studies of Religious Education Based on Virtual Learning /65

The use of e-learning in the learning process is
rampant, because the e-learning system has advantages
such as: improving the interaction of learning (enhance
interactivity), facilitate the interaction from anywhere and
at anytime (time and place flexibility), wider area
(potential to reach a global audience), and facilitate the
improvement and storage of learning materials (easy
updating of content as well as it has achievable
capabilities).
1
E-learning system provides benefits for both teachers
and learners. The principle of e-learning includes: first, e-
learning as a tool of learning process to solve problems,
generate creativity, make learning process easier, directed
and meaningful; Secondly, e-learning as an alternative in
educational system has high-tech-high-touch principle
which the process is more dependent on advanced
technology and more importantly the high touch aspect
benefits teachers or learners; Third, adjust e-learning with
the readiness of teachers, learners, facilities and culture
learning system.
2
Internet and e-learning applications are now widely
used in the learning process.
This becomes more complicated when it is applied to
Islamic education process because Islamic teachers and
Islamic education methods traditionally require face-to-
face interaction because the learning content is dogmatic.
In addition, online content is often considered as
doubtful by Islamic teacher. This shows lack of trust from
Islamic teachers towards online contents.

1. Munir, 2009, pp. 174-176.
2. Ibid, p. 201.