E-LEARNING IN CROATIA

Learning at a distance with the use of new technologies, in a problem-solving and learning community environment is a shift in Croatian educational context, and it cannot be caledl it a tradition of distance education or e-learning. Even so, we are witnessing a rapid growth of e-learning in Croatia in the last few years, mostly in Higher Education. This article presents the context of emerging e-learning trends in Croatia, as well as most demanding educational project carried by Croatian Academic and Research Network- CARNet, the E-learning Academy (ELA). ELA consists of three online one-year long programs in the subject-matter of e-learning, aimed at academic managers, teaching staff and technical support staff. Key words: e-learning, e-learning growth in Croatia, management of e-learning