The aim of this review was to report on the effect of online learning on communication between the instructors and students during COVID-19 pandemic. This is significant because online learning is extremely new to most students and educators as well especially during this period of lockdown. Numerous academic institutions that were prior hesitant to change their conventional academic approach had no choice except for to move completely to web based teaching and learning. The article includes the analysis of various reviews commenting on the effect of online learning on communication. The advancement of good communication skills is a significant part of the instructors capacity to succeed. Effective communication assumes a vital part in successful teaching, since the effective communication affects online educator’s productivity and instructor-student efficiency. Most researchers characterize online learning as getting learning experiences through the use of web technology. Online learning appeals to more number of students since it offers adaptability in cooperation, simple access and accommodation. Anyway for most studies, students recognized issues related to the interpersonal aspects of online interaction. Overall, a large portion of the students actually favor classroom classes over internet based classes. Although many literatures suggest that it is significant for online educators to engage with students by using web innovations for communication in the teaching learning process. Keywords: Online learning; Communication; Students; Instructors.