Upotreba interneta u obrazovanju odraslih: Istorijsko-organizaciona perspektiva
The internet use in adult education: Historical and organisational perspectives

Summary/Abstract: Beside the fact that the Internet was not primarly educational network (it didn't emerge from the intention to be systematically used in the field of education), shortly after it emerged, possibilties of its application in education were recognised. This paper is dedicated to analysis of the most important chronological moments (technological and social in the first place) that where crucial in sense of comprehensive application of the Internet in service of education in general, but also in service of adult education. Having all mentioned in focus, in more details, we analysed emergence and development of the Internet observed as educational computer network in frame of general development of information and communication technologies. While realising mentioned analysis, our focus was on four historical periods of educational computer technologies. We also intended to emphasize the activities of international institutions that followed, encuraged and supported the development of the Internet use and the use of other information and communication technologies in the field of education. According to that, we distinguished that main moments referring activities of these organisations which describe in the best manner their contributions to growing application of the Internet in education in general, but also in adult education.

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