@article {242, title = {THE DIFFUSIONIST-EVOLUTIONIST MODEL OF E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT}, journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education}, volume = {11}, year = {2012}, month = {March/2012}, type = {Original article}, chapter = {67-77 }, abstract = {This paper explores development of the discipline of e-learning. It develops the evolutionist model of e-learning development and compares it with the diffusionist model of e-learning development. Using transdisciplinary research methodology, it develops the diffusionist-evolutionist model of e-learning development. The diffusionist aspect of the model concentrates to practical issues such as introducing e-learning into educational institutions. The evolutionist aspect of the model concentrates to theoretical issues such as comparative studies of historical developments. On such basis, the diffusionist-evolutionist model provides a single practical framework for describing small-scale and large-scale e-learning development. Following methodological restrictions, the diffusionist-evolutionist model does not reflect any natural principle. As a research principle, it only aims at improving our current descriptions of e-learning development.}, keywords = {diffusion of innovations, diffusionism, e-learning development, evolutionism, transdisciplinary research}, issn = {1648-3898}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/12.11.67}, url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2014/987-1419166989.pdf}, author = {Petar Jandric} }