Examining Motivation in Online Distance Learning Environments: Complex, Multifaceted, and Situation-Dependent

Existing research into motivation in online environments has tended to use one of two approaches. The first adopts a trait-like model that views motivation as a relatively stable, personal characteristic of the learner. Research from this perspective has contributed to the notion that online learner...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maggie Hartnett, Alison St George, Jon Dron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2011-10-01
Series:International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1030/1954