Title: The research on China's policies and practice of lifelong learning in u-learning environment

Authors: Bingqian Jiang; Xiaoqing Gu; Jun Xiao

Addresses: Department of Education Information Technology, East China Normal University, North East Zhongshan Rd, Shanghai, China ' Department of Education Information Technology, East China Normal University, North East Zhongshan Rd, Shanghai, China ' Shanghai Engineering Research Centre of Open Distance Education, Shanghai Open University, Learning Square, No. 288 Guoshun Rd, Shanghai, China

Abstract: Recently, lifelong learning and u-learning are significant concepts in the area of technology-enhanced learning. They have actually changed learning. This paper begins with an overview of u-learning and lifelong learning. And then, it reviews China's national policies on lifelong learning. National policies could influence the development of lifelong learning and decide the key points of building learning society. By means of Keller's Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction (ARCS) model, this paper proposed lifelong learning motivation strategies, and finally analyses Shanghai Lifelong Learning Network as the practice case.

Keywords: lifelong learning; u-learning; ubiquitous learning; national policies; learning platforms; China; technology-enhanced learning; learning motivation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2015.074516

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 2015 Vol.9 No.4, pp.354 - 364

Received: 13 Mar 2015
Accepted: 11 Oct 2015
Published online: 03 Feb 2016 *

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