How Elderly Learners Participate in MOOC? An Empirical Examination of Instructional Design and Practice Based on MOOC

With the continuous in-depth study of the elderly in the international community, the development potential of the elderly is gradually being discovered by us. At the same time, with the continuous development of Chinese society, in recent years, researchers have shown an increased interest in the issue of the allocation of education resources for the elderly. In this essay, we attempt to build a relevant model by analyzing the characteristics of distance learning in the MOOC for the elderly on the basis of existing research. On this basis, taking the “Digital Photography Fundamentals” MOOC distance learning for the elderly as an example, using the questionnaire method, combined with the relevant data of the MOOC platform to discuss the influence of this model on the participation, satisfaction, goal achievement and learning experience of the elderly in course learning. After that, the interview method was used to collect relevant opinions and suggestions of the elderly on the course model and provide support for the collected questionnaire and platform data. Finally, sort out the research results, and put forward corresponding strategies for the design and practice of the MOOC distance learning model for the elderly from the three levels of teachers, elderly learners, and course.