Technological advances in computers has greatly influenced the field of adult education. In reality, the potential of this technology is not really exploited effectively. The effects of this underspending can only be conjectured without being specified with certainty. The causes are multiple, from ignorance in the ways of using computers in education and technical problems concerning Internet connection, up to a certain inertia of the system which still favors a traditional (considered to be) classical approach, that seems to have exhausted all the development resources that can lead to innovative changes in the education system. Obviously, the e-learning and the use of the CAI (Computer Assisted Instruction) in distance learning has the potential to surpass the inertia of the classical model. Within this process the evaluation of the quality of CAI components is a very important issue for changing the traditional perspective. In the present paper we are proposing a double faceted approach for the evaluation of the CAI components: standards for educational software and educational sites and standards for educational process.