In the last few decades, Egyptian higher education has faced many challenges, including a marked increase in student numbers, insufficient necessary capabilities to develop educational processes, high costs of educational fees in private universities, and emergency circumstances, especially during times of national crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, recent undergraduate reforms worldwide have led to a decrease in the teaching of basic sciences including anatomy, despite the great importance of anatomy for clinicians, especially surgeons. For these matters, it was imperative to seek urgent solutions to those challenges by developing modern advanced modes of learning in general and anatomy in particular.
Many educational institutions consider E-learning as a possible solution for many educational challenges especially during various crises via its advantages that not found in traditional teaching methods. Furthermore, to engage students fully and focus on what they know and can do and why, modern constructivist learning approaches like flipped learning, project-based learning, problem-based learning, outcomes-based learning, employment-based learning, and peer learning are employed. However, even if online learning has many advantages, it has not addressed the issue of exercising soft skills. Therefore, it is still necessary to improve learning through blended or mixed modes to incorporate e-learning into all aspects of teaching and learning.
As a conclusion, the application of E-learning in higher education objectives to:
-          Establish E-learning modules as advanced trends in teaching and learning.
-          Encourage integrating E-learning into all teaching and learning experiences.
-          Adopt the virtual learning experience to be available for each student twenty-four hours a day.
-          Minimize the costs of learning especially in practical sessions.
-          Compensate the reduction of contact teaching hours and insufficient teaching staff.  
-          Implement scientific research to improve learning strategies.
Many educational institutions consider E-learning as a possible solution for many educational challenges, especially during various crises via its advantages which are not found in traditional teaching methods. Moreover, the modern constructivist modes of learning based on student-centered learning, problem-based learning, project-based learning, outcomes-based learning, employment-based learning, flipped learning, collaborative learning and peer learning are used to get learner fully involved and focusing on what he/she know and can do and why.
On the other hand, and although E-learning provides more benefits, the online education has not solved the problem of practicing soft skills, so enhance learning in blended or mixed modes to integrate E-learning into all teaching and learning experiences.
As a conclusion, the application of E-learning in higher education objectives to:
- Establish E-learning modules as advanced trends in teaching and learning.
- Encourage integrating E-learning into all teaching and learning experiences.
- Adopt the virtual learning experience to be available for each student twenty-four hours a day.
- Minimize the costs of learning especially practical sessions.
- Compensate the reduction of contact teaching hours and insufficient teaching staff.
- Implement scientific research in improving learning strategies.