The recent years have witnessed a rapid growth of the e-learning market in Vietnam, especially since the Covid-19 outbreak. Despite that, a clear legal framework for e-learning business under Vietnamese laws is still unavailable. This post will discuss some legal issues concerning the provision of e-learning services.

Mode of delivery

In general, e-learning business could be provided to students via two main modes:

• Non-interactive mode, where students will pay to have access to learning materials prepared by the service providers (e.g., pre-recorded lectures, books, etc.), and there is no live interaction between students and teachers. The students are expected to self-study the materials provided by the service provider; and

• Interactive mode, where in addition to access to study materials, students will pay to attend online classes held by teachers, and there is live interaction between students and teachers.

  During the Covid-19 pandemic, e-learning via interactive mode has grown substantially and become a favorite choice for students and their parents. However, the legal framework regulating e-learning via interactive remains undeveloped as the laws only regulate education services via traditional methods.