Masovni otvoreni online tečajevi

Da bi se nastava uspješno odvijala, potrebna je osoba koja će ju voditi. Ta osoba je nastavnik koji ima kompetencije potrebne za provedbu obrazovanja, ali i odgoja učenika. Kad se govori o učenju, najčešće se to odnosi na formalno učenje koje je institucionalizirano i namjerno. No, s vremenom su se prepoznali i drugi oblici učenja poput neformalnog i informalnog. Kasnije dolazi do pojave e-učenja koje može biti uspješno iako učenik nema nastavnika uza se. Nastavnik može biti prisutan u video materijalima, ali učenik sam bira kada će ih pregledavati. Iz e-učenja razvili su se masovni otvoreni online tečajevi (engl. massive open online courses, MOOCs) koji su u središtu ovog rada. Njihovom pojavom učenje dobiva novu dimenziju te se omogućuje svima da uče o svemu. Osim navedenog, opisani su i pojmovi poput odgoja, obrazovanja, pučavanja i dr. koji su vezani uz ovu temu. Cilj ovog rada je predstaviti MOOC-ove, gdje i kako je došlo do njihovog razvitka te usporediti trenutnu situaciju u SAD-u i Republici Hrvatskoj.In order for formal learning to take place (which is mostly performed in educational institutions) and to maintain teaching successful, there has to be someone who will perform it. That person is a teacher who has necessary competences for the implementation of education and upbringing of students. When speaking about learning, people mostly think of formal learning which is institutionalized and intentional. With time, other shapes of learning such as non-formal and informal were recognized. After that, e-learning, which can be successful even though there is no teacher present, appeared. The teacher can appear in videos, but the student chooses when she/he will watch them. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have developed from e-learning and in this paper the focus is on them. When they appeared, a new dimension was added to learning. MOOCs enable everyone to learn about everything. Additionally, terms like upbringing, education, tuition and others which are related to the subject are described in this paper. The aim of the paper is to present MOOCs, explain how they have developed and compare the current situation in the USA and the Republic of Croatia