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Motivation is one of the most important factors affecting human behaviour. Intrinsic motivation triggers and sustains the interest of the open and distance education students when it comes to learning on their own in e-learning environments. This research address the motivation of open and distance education students in e-learning environments.
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Why is it important?
Despite a comprehensive literature regarding the motivation of learners in traditional environments, the number of studies addressing the motivation of open and distance education students in e-learning environments is not sufficient. This study aims at determining the level of intrinsic motivation of open and distance education students. Data were collected from 1,639 distance education students from Anadolu University Open Education Faculty in 22 programmes, through Intrinsic Motivation in e-Learning Questionnaire developed and validated to that end.
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Intrinsic motivation of open and distance education students was compared according to gender, programme structure (graduate/undergraduate), instruction type (distance–blended), and academic disciplines. Structural equation modelling and Distance Education Student Satisfaction Model can be used with IMeL to define the intrinsic motivations and satisfaction of the open and distance education students more clearly. Understanding the intrinsic motivation dynamics of distance education students is crucial for open and distance education settings to provide supportive e-learning environments to students who are responsible for their own learning.
Prof.Dr. Mehmet Fırat
Anadolu Universitesi
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This page is a summary of: Level of intrinsic motivation of distance education students in e-learning environments, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, November 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jcal.12214.
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