THE DIFFUSIONIST-EVOLUTIONIST MODEL OF E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT

TitleTHE DIFFUSIONIST-EVOLUTIONIST MODEL OF E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsJandric, P
JournalJournal of Baltic Science Education
Volume11
Issue1
Start Page67-77
Date PublishedMarch/2012
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1648-3898
Other NumbersICID: 988263
Keywordsdiffusion of innovations, diffusionism, e-learning development, evolutionism, transdisciplinary research
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.

URLhttp://oaji.net/articles/2014/987-1419166989.pdf
DOI10.33225/jbse/12.11.67
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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