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Direct linkXiong, Jie; Zuo, Meiyun – Educational Gerontology, 2019
With the popularization of massive open online courses (MOOCs) in the e-learning landscape, more and more older adults are participating in MOOC learning activities. Understanding older adults' learning motivations in MOOCs will help MOOC developers design suitable learning systems and appropriate course content for older learners. Using a content…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Learning Motivation, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction
Chen, Mei-Yung; Hong, Jon-Chao; Hwang, Ming-Yueh; Wong, Wan-Tzu – Educational Gerontology, 2013
The venerable aphorism "an old dog cannot learn new tricks" implies that the elderly rarely learn anything new--in particular, scientific knowledge. On the basis of "learning by doing," the present study emphasized knowledge application (KA) as elderly subjects collaborated on the design of a toy flying saucer (UFO). Three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Cooperative Learning, Prior Learning
