Motivation in Online Education

• Main Author: Hartnett, Maggie (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Education.; Educational technology.; Teaching.; Learning & Instruction.; Educational Technology.; Teaching and Teacher Education.

This work explores and explicates learner motivation in online learning environments. More specifically, it uses a case-study approach to examine undergraduate students’ motivation within two formal and separate online learning contexts. In doing so, it recognizes the mutually constitutive relations...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 The importance of motivation in online learning
• Chapter 3 The case studies
• Chapter 4 What do the case studies tell us about motivation?
• Chapter 5 Motivation guidelines for teachers, designers and learners
• Chapter 6 Concluding remarks.