Strategies to enhance learner's motivation in e-learning environment

Web-based learning tools provide integrated environments of various technologies to support diverse educators' and learners' needs via the Internet. Motivation strategies in online distance learning and e-learning should be identified early in the process so as to enhance the learning outcomes. Online learning can be more flexible and often involves more technologies that can give learners the opportunity to interact with instructors and other learners effectively and flexibly. Recent studies indicate that university students who have been enrolled on e-learning courses outperform those being taught on traditional courses. An example of this can be found at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in America where student exam results have shown improvement as a result of e-learning techniques. It is therefore imperative that an education system is created which is capable of rapid adaption to its technological, social, cultural and political environment. This paper shows that the use of interactive features of e-learning increases the motivation of undergraduate students for the learning process.