Title : 
The research on factors of the distance learners´ motivation
         
        
            Author : 
Yubing, Ai ; Jianping, Zhang
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Sch. of Teachers Educ., Zhejiang Normal Univ., Jinhua, China
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
By literature review, five categories of factors were found to impact the distance learners´ motivation. Then explore the relationship between academic motivation and it´s impact factors, as well as how the factors can predict the academic motivation level of distance learners. This study was to investigate the level of distance learner´s academic motivation and what kinds of factors impact it. Finally, some suggestions are made to improve academic motivation for the distance learners.
         
        
            Keywords : 
computer aided instruction; distance learning; social aspects of automation; academic motivation level; distance learners motivation; impact factors; Computer aided instruction; Computer science education; Distance learning; Educational technology; Failure analysis; Information analysis; Modems; Quality management; Statistical analysis; Uniform resource locators; distance learners; factors; motivation; suggestions;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Computer Design and Applications (ICCDA), 2010 International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Qinhuangdao
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-7164-5
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-7164-5
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICCDA.2010.5541131