In the digital age, e - learning systems have been employed as new equipment in the higher education system in different universities. Consideringthe importance of optimization of this system, this research is aimed at providing a modelfor the effectiveness of e - learning at in higher education systems . The study is a descriptive survey study in terms of its data collection method . The population includes all the students of electronic courses at the University of Tehran . This population includes 1481 students of the University of Tehran in the academic year 2019 - 2020 . Regarding the population size, 300 students were selectedbased onstratified sampling, using Cochran ’ s formula.Lisrel and Amos softwarewere used for data analysis . In the first step, byliterature review, and based on the collected information, 87 components were identified to be related toe - learning effectiveness . Then, based on the highest frequency of the identified components in one hand, and their significance from the experts ’ viewpoints, on the other hand, 14 components were finally selected and classified in three major classes including;pedagogical, individual and technicalrelated factors.
